14 December 2014

Fresh Goods Sunday - Park Tool Polylube 1000 PPL-1 Grease

Well you cannot build / service bikes without the stuff (well you could but components would not last long in the uk). I have used many different types of grease over the years but have settled on the Park Tool Polylube. At first when Park Tool brought the product to market i was a little cautious as i normally stick to compaines who manufacture grease/lubes not add it on as a side line. After the first tube which was used on many headsets / bbs etc and miles of rain, grirt and crap i was wrong and is probably the best grease i have used to date. From then on in i have used it as my general grease on all my bike stock. Its not too sticky, easy to squirt out of the tube, no smell but not keen on the colour! they should have manufactured it in Park Blue. I also have specialist grease's ie copper slip, aqua etc for different greasing jobs. I also have an old coffee jar full of cheapo grease for non bike related jobs which i use and top up with hydraulic grease cartridges. Now this stuff is sticky, stinky and cheap. The rrp on Polylube 1000 is £6 and will last along time if you dont have too many bikes to look after. The last batch i purchased came in at £3.71 each but normally pay about £4.50. You can get a tub PPL-2 instead of the tube which i will probably get when my stock has run out. Here is the Park Tool blurb -   
Park Tool's poly-urea lubricant was developed specifically for bicycle maintenance and repair. PolyLube 1000 has an extremely high shear strength to protect vital parts under extreme conditions. PolyLube 1000 also repels moisture and is compatible with conventional greases.

Handy 4 oz. tube
PolyLube 1000 will not harm carbon fiber
Tube has threading to fit common grease guns
One that is in use at the mo








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