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Vent: Old guy at the co-op told me to stop using Park Tool grease on everything
He handed me a tub of Phil Wood waterproof grease and said "your bottom bracket will thank you in 5 years," and now I can't go back after seeing how clean it came out when I pulled a crankset off a 90s Trek this one time.
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thomas_price2mo ago
Wait, hang on though - isn't Phil Wood grease pretty much the same thing as Park Tool's polyurea grease, just with different marketing? @adam_baker I think you're right about people getting stuck in their ways, but the real shortcut might be not cleaning your parts before regreasing them. I've seen guys use fancy grease on top of old gritty stuff and wonder why their bearings still feel rough. The old timer probably just wanted you to switch products because he's seen how Phil Wood holds up after years of neglect. Grease is grease for the most part, it's the prep work that makes the real difference.
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adam_baker2mo ago
Funny how that works - you get set in your ways with one product thinking it's fine, then one real-world example changes everything overnight. Same thing happens with people who swear by cheap wiper blades until they finally try decent ones in a heavy rainstorm. Kinda makes you wonder what other shortcuts we're all taking without knowing it.
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