Re: Bicycle Lubricants

On 11 Dec, 03:22, n...@xxxxxxxxx (Joe) wrote:
Topic: Bicycle Lubricants

What lubricants are recommended for the various parts of a bicycle?

Traditional bicycle ball bearings are best lubricated by oil,
generally the thicker the better.

In particular, wheels, bottom bracket, chain.

If you can get it in there and keep it wet it will do the job.

Also, recently, the oiling of the pedal spindle threads before screwing
the pedals into the crank arms was mentioned.

light (thin, low viscosity) oil.

Jobst Brandt seemed to nix using lithium grease on the pedal spindle.

What lubricant is advisable for the threads on the various parts that are
screwed together?

light oil.


Does anyone use paraffin wax for any of these?

you can dip spoke threads in hot paraffin wax, but I wouldn't use it
anywhere where torque is the means of judging a fasteners tension.

Does anyone recommend/dis-recommend lithium grease for any of these?

Grease is useful in the chain, especially with a bushingless chain.


Mentioning specific brand names for any lubes would be appreciated.

Thanks.

---  Joe

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