Just a quickie, re grease.
PostieJohn
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I took my new build out for it's first spin, today.
Everything was groovy, but a bit squeaky.
It turns out I didn't lube my chain after I attached, whoops.
Hopefully it's just that, but obviously now I'm paranoid I didn't grease the crank set properly.
So what is the crank/forks grease of choice for Bikeradar?
Everything was groovy, but a bit squeaky.
It turns out I didn't lube my chain after I attached, whoops.
Hopefully it's just that, but obviously now I'm paranoid I didn't grease the crank set properly.
So what is the crank/forks grease of choice for Bikeradar?
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It wasn't a new chain, that's on my main bike, this was the chain from that, which I'd cleaned up, and reunited with cranks and cogs that I'd kept from upgrading my main bike.
Squeaking does best describe the noise, as it certainly wasn't metal on metal grinding, or anything to be scared of.
I guess my initial question still stands, what is the crank grease of choice?
What kind of bottom bracket do you have? Most modern ones employ sealed bearings that cannot be re-greased; they are assembled with grease at the factory which is expected to last for the life of the unit.
I like to use a bit of grease on the axle/crank interface, but just a thin smear.
Also, what do you mean by fork grease? Is this a suspension fork or are you talking about the headset bearings?
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Or save a few bob and pop down to your local motor factors for a big pot of bearing grease, which will last for the rest of your lifetime for the princely sum of ~£5.
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