Re: [RBW] Should one grease between stem and handlebar?

[Peter Morgano]

I usually grease the bolt on the stem so it will actually come off one day but I usually dont grease the connection between stem and bar, just my 2 cents.

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 2:44 AM, Donald Lee <m...@donaldlee.net> wrote:

I installed a CroMo Albatross bar to my Nitto stem, but did not use grease where the stem clamps to the handlebar. Thinking about it, I'm not sure what is the best practice. What do you folks recommend?

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[Marc Schwartz]

I do the same as Peter.
$.02+$.02=$.04
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Subject: Re: [RBW] Should one grease between stem and handlebar?

I usually grease the bolt on the stem so it will actually come off one day but I usually dont grease the connection between stem and bar, just my 2 cents.

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 2:44 AM, Donald Lee <m...@donaldlee.net<mailto:m...@donaldlee.net>> wrote:
I installed a CroMo Albatross bar to my Nitto stem, but did not use grease where the stem clamps to the handlebar. Thinking about it, I'm not sure what is the best practice. What do you folks recommend?

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[Jim M.]

If you want to put something there to prevent galvanic corrosion, I'd suggest beeswax or lanolin rather than something slippery.

jim m
wc ca

[Matthew J]

I use the Lanolube from Riv.  Beeswax will work but I don't have the patience to soften it.

[Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery]

I don't grease that area, and in fact, I think it's a bad idea. The a-bars don't have much "roughness" in that area, and, given the leverage of the sweep, can be prone to slipping under load. Grease would make that worse.

[Garth]

No never nada !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've never in 40 years of playing with bicycles greased inside the clamp ! 

Steel bar with steel stem , AL with steel, AL with AL .... no grease ever  .   You want a dry interface there , the friction is it's friend to keep the bar from shifting :)

[hobie]

try teflon tape