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Rottefella Xplore Pin Grease
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 1:51 pm
by JohnSKepler
Last year Rottefella told us we needed to perform some minimal maintenance on our Xplore pins at the beginning of the season. I now find myself looking high and low for the grease and injector shown in their maintenance plan but not only does no one seem to have any, Google searches don't even find the product. Mostly they just take you to the maintenance page or to product pages for the boots and bindings.
There are probably substitutes but I'd prefer the recommended stuff. If it's unavailable, has anyone out there tried anything that worked (I'm not even sure how I'd measure that) or that, at a minimum, did no harm?
Re: Rottefella Xplore Pin Grease
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 1:52 pm
by Manney
Re: Rottefella Xplore Pin Grease
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 3:04 pm
by mca80
WD-40 ;p
(Just kidding)
Re: Rottefella Xplore Pin Grease
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 3:23 pm
by Lhartley
mca80 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 13, 2023 3:04 pm
WD-40 ;p
(Just kidding)
Touchy subject
Sincerely, Canada
Re: Rottefella Xplore Pin Grease
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 5:08 pm
by mca80
@Manney what did you write, and then delete, in response to my joke? I was going to PM you to find out, but you don't accept PMs from me, despite my never having sent you one.
Re: Rottefella Xplore Pin Grease
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 5:33 pm
by Manney
Liked the post. It was funny. Didn’t want you to misinterpret. That’s all.
Re: Rottefella Xplore Pin Grease
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 5:43 pm
by Krummholz
Looks like Walgreens has something that might work.
Work is sloooow today
Re: Rottefella Xplore Pin Grease
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 5:44 pm
by mca80
https://rottefella.com/nb_NO/backcountr ... -bc-grease
You could always email Rottefella and ask what they recommend so you don't have to order something from overseas.
Re: Rottefella Xplore Pin Grease
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 10:54 pm
by fledersau
I used finish line wet chain lubrification. it was all i had laying around and worked fine last winter...
Compared to a real grease it is more viscous/liquid, but still quite thick for a "oil" type of thing so i'd suggest it'd stay on longer than wd40 or any other oil, without attracting dirt or clogging up as quickly as a standard grease.
I think in the best case scenario i'd go for phils tenacious oil which is even more an in between grease and oil.
I did that based on tests with different oils on cyling mecanisms on city in Québec where it gets very cold, wet, salty and dirty...
Re: Rottefella Xplore Pin Grease
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 11:53 pm
by Manney
Good idea… or just ask about the weight of the lube. If you know the SAE or ISO viscosity, finding something comparable is easy.
The wet chain lube is an excellent idea
@fledersau. Flows well… has a bit of weight to it. Cuts thru crud. Deals with moisture.