On Wednesday, 26, 2002, at 08:49AM, <NortonMarg@aol.com> wrote:
>Both of these are/were way better than Campy grease.
>BTW, if you ride much, after a year the balls in your hubs only LOOK round.
>They're not. When you regrease your hubs, it's a really good idea to REPLACE
>the balls.
"The saw is family." I may be about to piss people off, but what's new. Campagnolo grease is really nothing special. At least the old white lithium stuff that became solid during the winter. Maybe "back in the day" it was great but not in this modern world. The Krystal (sp?) was much better I think but only used it a couple of times. The Phil grease is fine but I prefer the Bullshot over all the other bicycle specific greases. That said there are a ton of better greases for much cheaper at your local Home Despot. Go buy some and find one you like.
Look for grade 25 or 20 bearings they are the standard "good" bearing. Most of the bearings in bike shops you find are grade 200 or 500 carbon balls. Campy's bearings were grade 25 "matched" bearings. Matching was a process of sorting by size, not a bad idea but a bit of hype too. Not all 1/4" bearings are really 1/4", Campagnolo would "match" the bearings that were a little larger or smaller with ones that are similar. Most bearing makers do this with their quality bearings, they just don't make a big deal about it. enjoy, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives Likes to overhaul bikes just because in Santa Barbara, Calif.