>For those that prefer to do regular oiling of Campy hubs through the
>oil port holes - What kind of oil do you recommend using? At one time I
>was told that straight 20 weight is ok if used every 100 or so miles
>but I'm wondering if Campy recommended some special oil for those that
>preferred oiling over white grease. Another question is can you use
>both grease and oil giving you a sort of thin grease or thick oil?
>Garth Libre in Miami Florida USA
-------------Can there be more than a handful of people doing this? I su
ppose a case might be made for lubing a true track bike in such a manner
if you're competing, but even then this seems like one strict maintenan
ce schedule to impose on oneself. A cost (in time) / benefit anaysis--at
least for the rest of us--would seem to say, "use grease". Especially f
or those of us with multiple bikes! I can't (or can't be bothered to) ke
ep the kind of close log that would allow me to know when I've traveled
100 miles on one bike and another....
I would think you could certainly thin grease with oil, yes, but it will
just make that much more of a mess as it flows on out of your cycles. M
ine live indoors with me, so grease in the hubs and bottom bracket and a
bit of oil in the chain seems quite nice enough. Such practice would se
em to be environmentally friendlier, too, than pouring oil through your
bike on a continual basis.
Than again, I've seen those oil ports. And a few of my bikes have Tecala
mit fittings. Mileage indeed varies. I'll bow out now.
Tom Ward
Brooklyn, New York -- USA (where the Secretariat of the United Nations i
s beavering away not so very far away)