Good Lube To Use For Bearings?

**csibbs** · 05-18-2009 09:18 PM

Ok so i know youre probally gonna give me all this sh*t for not finding a thread like this but the thing is i used the search and i couldnt find anything. so what is a good lube to use for bearings i have white cell swiss bearings. thanks

**Kenny_Ledesma** · 05-18-2009 09:26 PM

Not the kind you wank with...

In before rest...

**Moogleluvr** · 05-18-2009 09:29 PM

Most commonly used are skate bearing lubes, like Bones Speed Cream. There's also the stuff made by Oust, Ninja, and a few other companies that I can't remember right now.

You can use stuff like sewing machine oil or gun oil, if you happen to have that lying around.

If you're going to be riding in rain, or you simply want your lube to last longer between relubings, you can use grease. Lithium grease is said to work well, but I've never tried it.

Note: Don't use WD-40. To oversimplify, there's stuff in it that is bad for bearings.

**nehinbin** · 05-19-2009 02:09 AM

I have Bones Speed Cream and Reflex Speed Lube. Both work fairly well and are about $3-$5 a bottle.

**CarveSlide** · 05-19-2009 04:07 PM

Tri flow is good. Doesnt last as long as the speed cream but still gets it done

**stringtheory** · 05-19-2009 04:10 PM

Tri Flow is probably one of the easier to find. I like Bones Bpeed Cream as well. My favorite is RocknRons Rocket Propellant.

**GabMG** · 05-19-2009 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by Moogleluvr

Most commonly used are skate bearing lubes, like Bones Speed Cream. There's also the stuff made by Oust, Ninja, and a few other companies that I can't remember right now.

You can use stuff like sewing machine oil or gun oil, if you happen to have that lying around.

If you're going to be riding in rain, or you simply want your lube to last longer between relubings, you can use grease. Lithium grease is said to work well, but I've never tried it.

Note: Don't use WD-40. To oversimplify, there's stuff in it that is bad for bearings.

Lithium grease is heavy, I have some, I won't try it, but, yea, if you want to do rain riding, it'll probably work. I use sewing machine oil, it works great, but I don't know how long it lasts.