Originally Posted by
Sy Reene
Originally Posted by
MyRedTrek View Post
I wasn't even thinking about water intrusion which my understanding is should be avoided. I was thinking of the amount of stress and vastly higher RPMs washing machine motor bearings are going to be subjected to. Seems that lube should stand up to anything it's going to encounter in a bicycle.
Except maybe water intrusion, which you admittedly didn't consider and on a bike is more probable than with a motor that runs in an indoor environment.
Does any lube stand up well to water intrusion? I keep seeing people say to be careful when washing a bike to avoid it. As I understand it that's why boat trailers constantly have bearing failures, because people don't stay on top of re-lubing them after they're submerged.