Pro tip: don't grease a freehub with the same tub of axle butter you left in a hot van in Phoenix

Jamie Cooper · 2026-10-10T14:30:02.444663+00:00

The pawls stuck solid in 108 degree heat and a customer rode 6 miles in one gear before bringing the wheel back, so now I keep grease in a cooler and I want to know what everyone else does when they live somewhere that melts lube.

Babble Community

Loading…

Pro tip: don't grease a freehub with the same tub of axle butter you left in a hot van in Phoenix | Bicycle Mechanics - Babble Community