I beeswax all M4 bolts that go into the frame. H20 bolts, any ranck or fender bolts, and downtube friction shifter bolts. Grease for everything else.
On May 3, 6:46 am, Alex Zeibot <veloban...@gmail.com> wrote: > I use Phil Wood waterproof grease. In my opinion it's the best out there. > > On May 3, 2011, at 8:31 AM, Patrick in VT <swing4...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On May 2, 5:22 pm, Alex <alexlem...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> I'm building up a bike from scratch for the first time in my life > >> (exciting!) and I have a question about grease and beeswax. > > > cool. no better way to learn about your bike. > > > you want to grease just about everything - all threaded bolts and > > anywhere metal contacts metal. some subscribe to different schools of > > thought regarding things like greasing bb spindles, but when in doubt > > (and when common sense tells you otherwise - e.g. don't grease your > > stem clamp and handlebars), grease it and don't be shy about it. > > > beeswax is optional, but may be used anywhere that you might want a > > little extra stick-um on bolts/parts that are prone to loosening-up/ > > backing-out a bit over time. personally, i've never used it, but i've > > never had anything so incorrigible that it needed to be tamed by > > beeswax. it's a nice, natural alternative to loc-tite and more > > aggressive thread lockers. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
