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Just saw a shop use regular grease on a carbon steerer clamp and it made me cringe
We had two bikes come in last month, both with creaking stems. One had a carbon paste on the steerer, the other just had a thick layer of Phil's grease. The greased one kept slipping and creaking after we torqued it to spec, about 5 Newton meters. We cleaned it off, applied some Finish Line Fiber Grip, and the noise was gone instantly. The paste has those tiny grit particles that bite into the carbon without crushing it. Has anyone else had a customer bring in a bike with the wrong lube in a critical spot like that?
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