Got chewed out by a shop vet for using too much grease on bottom brackets

I was rebuilding a client's old mountain bike and slathered the BB shell threads with anti-seize like I always did, until the senior mechanic pulled me aside and said 'you're turning that frame into a slip'n slide, just a thin film does the job.' Turns out I'd been over-greasing everything for 2 years and it was actually attracting grit that wore out bearings faster. Anybody else have a simple habit they had to unlearn after someone called them out?

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gibson.elizabeth9d ago

Had a buddy who used to spray WD40 on his chain before every ride because he thought it was lube. Someone finally told him after like 6 months that it's basically just water displacer and he was stripping all the actual grease off. He was not happy about it.

foster.charles9d ago

Bet your buddy never checked his chain for rust either.