I have a road bicycle that I built a wheel for (fun project - wheel works great). The hub is a Bitex RAR12 and I have tried different lubes on the pawls/ratchet teeth in the freehub with various degrees of success.
I used Park Tools Grease (the blue stuff) and maybe used too much as it felt sluggish. I read somewhere that chainsaw oil is a good lube for this application.
I had some Bar, Chain and Sprocket oil (all weather) lying around and gave it a try. It seems to work quite well and if I don't overdue it, seems to stay put. The wheel doesn't have any "grease drag" now. It spins very well.
Is this a good lube for this application? I generally ride in good weather but want to start riding in rain and (California) coldish weather.
This hub uses sealed bearings so the lube truly is only for the pawl and ratchet mechanism btw
Thanks
I used Park Tools Grease (the blue stuff) and maybe used too much as it felt sluggish. I read somewhere that chainsaw oil is a good lube for this application.
I had some Bar, Chain and Sprocket oil (all weather) lying around and gave it a try. It seems to work quite well and if I don't overdue it, seems to stay put. The wheel doesn't have any "grease drag" now. It spins very well.
Is this a good lube for this application? I generally ride in good weather but want to start riding in rain and (California) coldish weather.
This hub uses sealed bearings so the lube truly is only for the pawl and ratchet mechanism btw
Thanks