[CR]Was bacon grease, now sheep grease

(Example: Framebuilders:Alex Singer)

To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: <marcus.e.helman@gm.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 08:20:05 -0500
Subject: [CR]Was bacon grease, now sheep grease

Gabriel Romeu wrote:

"the only disadvantage that I have come up with being a vegetarian is the

availability of bacon and other meat fats. This is BY FAR the best lubricant that I have ever used (including tap magic) for drilling and tapping aluminum and other non ferrous metals. It is also a fine coating to extend the life of sandpaper (reduce the clogging on belts, discs, etc.) and expedite the surfacing of metal..

so, if anyone in the area decides that the birds and squirrels do no need suet this winter, or they are pedaling instead of driving their biodiesel cars, I will happily take that grease off your hands...."

Rivendell sells sheep grease, made from the wool, not the body fat. Has anybody tried it?

http://www.rivbike.com/webalog/miscellaneous/31343.html

These days I use Phil grease. The bike store I worked in as a kid used to repackage some kind of Lubri-plate grease. When I got the store discount I used to use the big tub of Campagnolo. What do you use?

Best regards,
Marcus Helman
Huntington Woods, MI