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  • Current waterproof grease of choice?
  • Onzadog
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    Been perfectly happy with RG2 in the past and just finished a pot of Maxima Waterproof grease, which might well be Mobil XHP 222.

    Anything new and exciting to try? Any good prices on any of the above? Mobil always look the cheapest but is normally supplied by engineering suppliers that charge the same again for postage.

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    bikesandboots
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    XHP 222 500g delivered £12 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/392312562904

    I’m all for new and exciting stuff, even tyre sealant, but grease is a solved problem for bike use even for me.

    Onzadog
    Free Member

    I had looked at that one. Seems they’re decanting industrial sized containers into smaller tubs.

    Bit like the XHP222 group buys that have happened here in the past.

    Waderider
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    Northwind
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    xhp22 is superb tbh. I reckon just about any white marine grease will do the job for bikes, we’re really not that bad an environment for grease, but xhp isn’t any more expensive.

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    bens
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    XHP222 here.

    I slathered a load over the last set of frame bearings I fitted and it seems to have kept them marginally better for slightly longer. Maybe.

    It seems to work from a waterproof proof point of view. I always grease headset bearings etc and by the time I get around to inspecting them again, the grease has usually gone white and thin but the 222 stuff seems to still be blue and sticky so I reckon that means it works.

    It does smell a bit like health problems in later life though.

    fooman
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    I’ve got on well with Lucas Oil X-Tra Heavy Duty green grease but my 16oz tub (it’s American) is running out and I can’t seem to get it anywhere, well not for a reasonable price, so I guess I’ll try XHP 222.

    nedrapier
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    If it’s for non moving parts: dropper posts, headsets, BB cups, there’s Morgan Blue Aquapaste. Good for stated application. Not good for bearings!

    timba
    Free Member

    Mobilith SHCPM-460 paper mill grease or Mobil XHP 222

    clubby
    Full Member

    Still on the tube of Mobil I bought 8 years ago and will be replacing with the same when it finally runs out.

    snotrag
    Full Member

    ROCOL Sapphire Aqua 2.

    The right grease for the job – its superb.

    https://www.rocol.com/products/sapphire-aqua-2

    https://www.bearingboys.co.uk/Aqua-Marine-Grease/Rocol-Aqua-2-Grease-380g-12751–167577-p

    Usually about £25 for enough to last you the next decade. Made in the UK too.

    TDS

    jonwe
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    Morris k99. Cheap as chips, goes in all my bearings etc.  Adds a tiny bit of drag but trade that for less frequent service intervals.

    Keando
    Full Member

    Mobil XHP 222 is my grease of choice.

    captaintomo
    Free Member

    Silkolene PRO RG2  – Doubled in price since I bought it a year ago though. Bloody good however.

    Haze
    Full Member

    If it’s for non moving parts: dropper posts, headsets, BB cups, there’s Morgan Blue Aquapaste. Good for stated application. Not good for bearings!

    They do a calcium grease for moving parts 👍

    bikesandboots
    Full Member

    ROCOL Sapphire Aqua 2.

    The right grease for the job – its superb.

    Is it better than XHP 222, and why?

    rootes1
    Full Member

    XHP 222 500g delivered £12 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/392312562904

    I’m all for new and exciting stuff, even tyre sealant, but grease is a solved problem for bike use even for me.

    ordered from here also and very good – i believe this is the grease that Hope using generally.

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