When putting on a cassette on to a new freehub… is there a reason to grease the freehub??
I never have… but getting ready put on a new cassette and was just wondering…
It depends on your riding conditions. Here in mn where many ride all year round, it’s a common practice. We have all sorts of sand and salt to deal with in the winter and spring. It’s not really necessary in most areas though.
It depends on your riding conditions. Here in mn where many ride all year round, it’s a common practice. We have all sorts of sand and salt to deal with in the winter and spring. It’s not really necessary in most areas though.
What do you do?? Just a thin coat of grease on the freehub body?
No. Not necessary.
It depends on your riding conditions. Here in mn where many ride all year round, it’s a common practice. We have all sorts of sand and salt to deal with in the winter and spring. It’s not really necessary in most areas though.
What do you do?? Just a thin coat of grease on the freehub body?
Yes. I wouldn’t do it if I lived in most other states though.
It depends on your riding conditions. Here in mn where many ride all year round, it’s a common practice. We have all sorts of sand and salt to deal with in the winter and spring. It’s not really necessary in most areas though.
What do you do?? Just a thin coat of grease on the freehub body?
Yes. I wouldn’t do it if I lived in most other states though.
Too late… LOL. Just did it. I’m sure it can’t hurt.
Haha it won’t hurt anything. Lots of bikes come from the factory with it on.
Haha it won’t hurt anything. Lots of bikes come from the factory with it on.
Except your relationship with your wife when you inevitably get grease on EVEN MORE things than usual in the house 
Haha it won’t hurt anything. Lots of bikes come from the factory with it on.
Except your relationship with your wife when you inevitably get grease on EVEN MORE things than usual in the house
no no thats PERFECT! it makes it so much easier to convince her that you need a workshop.
Unless you have 2 surfaces moving against each other, you don’t need grease.
Unless you have 2 surfaces moving against each other, you don’t need grease.
FALSE.
If you ever want to get your seatpost, pedals, or cleats off again, it’s wise to use a little grease while installing them.
(or in the case of a CF seatpost and CF frame, use the CF paste instead)
Given that a cassette is virtually impossible to get ‘welded’ to the freehub body, you don’t need grease there.
If anything, it likely attracts more grime.
Haha it won’t hurt anything. Lots of bikes come from the factory with it on.
Except your relationship with your wife when you inevitably get grease on EVEN MORE things than usual in the house
X a billion. Asked me six times if I was getting grease on the outdoor cushions.
Oh the girlfriend has already made it clear that we will have a garage in our next house. Right now my bike shop work is split between the living room and patio and she’s not a fan. I grew used to saying “screw it I’m already not getting my deposit back” when I got grease on the carpet when I still lived alone, but she owns our current house so that’s not an option.
Unless you have 2 surfaces moving against each other, you don’t need grease.
FALSE.
If you ever want to get your seatpost, pedals, or cleats off again, it’s wise to use a little grease while installing them.
(or in the case of a CF seatpost and CF frame, use the CF paste instead)
Given that a cassette is virtually impossible to get ‘welded’ to the freehub body, you don’t need grease there.
If anything, it likely attracts more grime.
Exactly right. I would not put grease on a freewheel.
Grease moving parts and any place where alloy or metal meet.
Ironically, you grease carbon for a different reason. Carbon specific grease has small compressible material suspended in it to help reduce slippage.
Unless you have 2 surfaces moving against each other, you don’t need grease.
FALSE.
If you ever want to get your seatpost, pedals, or cleats off again, it’s wise to use a little grease while installing them.
(or in the case of a CF seatpost and CF frame, use the CF paste instead)
Given that a cassette is virtually impossible to get ‘welded’ to the freehub body, you don’t need grease there.
If anything, it likely attracts more grime.
Well actually an anti seize would be your best bet there and not grease. Grease is mess that is unneeded.
Well, right. The appropriate “type of grease” depends on the application.