Phil grease not for seatposts?

'Seat post' grease costs extra.

"Jeff" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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I saw a bike shop web site warning Phil Wood Waterproof Grease is not for seat posts.

And looking at the tube, I see it is "For Ball and Roller Bearings"

Why?

"Jeff" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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I saw a bike shop web site warning Phil Wood Waterproof Grease is not for seat posts.

And looking at the tube, I see it is "For Ball and Roller Bearings"

Why?

I couldn't tell you why. I use it for darn near everything on the bike, including seatposts.

Why don't you contact the shop, on whose website you saw it, and ask them? Then tell us.

Ahhhh, I overlooked the obvious sensible approach, go to the source.

Emailed www.licktons.com, rec'd answer within an hour

"It reacts with the aluminum/metal connection. Use lithium. Save Phil for metal and metal
applications."

"Dave Thompson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a_hoa.529448$3D1.292624@sccrnsc01...

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"Jeff" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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I saw a bike shop web site warning Phil Wood Waterproof Grease is not

for

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seat posts.

And looking at the tube, I see it is "For Ball and Roller Bearings"

Why?

I couldn't tell you why. I use it for darn near everything on the bike, including seatposts.

Why don't you contact the shop, on whose website you saw it, and ask them? Then tell us.

Good grief! What if you have a Ti bike with carbon fiber seat post?

Jeff said:

Ahhhh, I overlooked the obvious sensible approach, go to the source.

Emailed www.licktons.com, rec'd answer within an hour

"It reacts with the aluminum/metal connection. Use lithium. Save Phil for metal and metal
applications."

Now I understand. I always thought that aluminum was a metal.

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David L. Johnson

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"Jeff" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Ahhhh, I overlooked the obvious sensible approach, go to the source.

Emailed www.licktons.com, rec'd answer within an hour

"It reacts with the aluminum/metal connection. Use lithium. Save Phil for metal and metal
applications."

I would really like to see some facts or some solid evidence to back this up. It's
counter-intuitive. Good lord, Phil Wood has made bottom bracket cups out of steel and aluminum, that
have been fitted in huge numbers of steel and aluminum framed bikes, and I would be VERY surprised
if not more than a few were lubed with his WaterProof grease. And I've not heard of any of these
bikes falling apart [censored]-nilly due to "grease reaction with the aluminum/metal connection".

About the only reason I can think of not to use Phil Wood grease is because of the "dollar/wallet
reaction. (lithium grease is somewhat cheaper)

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"Jeff" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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I saw a bike shop web site warning Phil Wood Waterproof Grease is not

for

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seat posts. And looking at the tube, I see it is "For Ball and Roller Bearings" Why?

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"Dave Thompson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:a_hoa.529448$3D1.292624@sccrnsc01...

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I couldn't tell you why. I use it for darn near everything on the bike, including seatposts.

Why don't you contact the shop, on whose website you saw it, and ask

them?

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Then tell us.

"Jeff" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Ahhhh, I overlooked the obvious sensible approach, go to the source. Emailed www.licktons.com,
rec'd answer within an hour "It reacts with the aluminum/metal connection. Use lithium. Save Phil
for metal and metal applications."

I used to think of aluminum as a metal. Is this a joke?

--
Andrew Muzi yellowjersey.orgyellowjersey.orgOpen ↗ Open every day since 1 April 1971

Jeff said:

Ahhhh, I overlooked the obvious sensible approach, go to the source.

Emailed www.licktons.com, rec'd answer within an hour

"It reacts with the aluminum/metal connection. Use lithium. Save Phil for metal and metal
applications."

... I have a hard time with this. It's synthetic. I thought that synthetics didn't "react" with
anything -- one of their virtues! I use it for almost everything on my bike that moves and have
never had a problem.

Of course, my seatpost is al-al (metal-metal), so I don't have a problem 🙂.

David

Jeff-<< I saw a bike shop web site warning Phil Wood Waterproof Grease is not for seat posts.

bugle oil...any decent grease will work for greasing a seatube/post interface.

<< And looking at the tube, I see it is "For Ball and Roller Bearings"

Permatex 'grease' is also antisieze, not for ball bearings and such but either can be used for a
seattube...

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(303)440-3535 vecchios.comvecchios.comOpen ↗ "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

Jeff said:

Ahhhh, I overlooked the obvious sensible approach, go to the source.

Emailed www.licktons.com, rec'd answer within an hour

"It reacts with the aluminum/metal connection. Use lithium. Save Phil for metal and metal
applications."

Sounds like the folks at Lickton's are the ones that need to be on Lithium...

G

For what its worth, I am a happy lickton's customer. They respond to my emails and ship
items promptly.

"GregR" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Jeff said:

Ahhhh, I overlooked the obvious sensible approach, go to the source.

Emailed www.licktons.com, rec'd answer within an hour

"It reacts with the aluminum/metal connection. Use lithium. Save Phil

for

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metal and metal applications."

Sounds like the folks at Lickton's are the ones that need to be on Lithium...

G

I don't think this is a knock on Lickton's. I, for one, would like to know what they know
about this.

"ari" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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For what its worth, I am a happy lickton's customer. They respond to my emails and ship items
promptly.

"GregR" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Jeff said:

Ahhhh, I overlooked the obvious sensible approach, go to the source.

Emailed www.licktons.com, rec'd answer within an hour

"It reacts with the aluminum/metal connection. Use lithium. Save Phil

for

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

metal and metal applications."

Sounds like the folks at Lickton's are the ones that need to be on Lithium...

G

On 20 Apr 2003 10:00:27 +0950 dennisg said:

Good grief! What if you have a Ti bike with carbon fiber seat post?

In that case you need the very special, and extremely expensive, Ti-lube only sold by boutique
lubricant shops.

Mine comes in a can marked Lubriplate 130-AA. If you ask real nice I can get you a can for just a
few times the price of more mundane grease.

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Pete Geurds said:

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Emailed www.licktons.com, rec'd answer within an hour

"It reacts with the aluminum/metal connection. Use lithium. Save Phil for metal and metal
applications."

hmm....... good thing there's no aluminum/metal in the hubs! ; )

LOL !

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Jim,

If you think the Lubriplate 130-AA is good, try the 630-2. It is seriously better...

Bruce

"Jim Adney" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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On 20 Apr 2003 10:00:27 +0950 dennisg said:

Good grief! What if you have a Ti bike with carbon fiber seat post?

In that case you need the very special, and extremely expensive, Ti-lube only sold by boutique
lubricant shops.

Mine comes in a can marked Lubriplate 130-AA. If you ask real nice I can get you a can for just a
few times the price of more mundane grease.

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Jim Adney [email hidden] Madison, WI 53711 USA
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