Thorn Cycles Forum
Community => Thorn General => Topic started by: Mike Ayling on June 13, 2025, 01:19:51 AM
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My tube has solidified and all sites I find are out of stock or want eye watering amounts for postage.
Is there an alternative that I could use?
Mike
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I was unaware it could solidify. Can you stick a nail in the end of the syringe to open it up and make the syringe work that way?
I see that S&S is out of stock.
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/lubricants/finish-line-extreme-fluoro-ss-coupling-approved-grease-20g-syringe/
I would expect that any bike company in UK that sells a frame with S&S couplers would know where you could buy it. Or, was SJS the only one in UK that sold an S&S bike?
I would use something else until you can find the right stuff later. But you might not want to tighten your couplers toooooo tight if you use a lower grade of grease. A few years ago one of my couplers came a bit loose during a ride, I now always carry a wrench that can tighten the couplers. An old style bottom bracket wrench might also work.
I put sleeves cut from an old inner tube over each end of my S&S coupler nuts to keep the dirt out of the threads. I think the key is to keep the threads clean. See photos.
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Mike, you are not alone in finding this lube hard to come by, as this recent Reddit tread shows...
https://www.reddit.com/r/bikewrench/comments/1kpyeha/s_s_connectors_grease/
Co-Motion Cycles, located near my house here in Eugene, has it listed as available on their website...
https://co-motion.com/products/s-s-coupler-teflon-lube
Co-Motion instructional video here...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkv1Mqpwfq0&ab_channel=Co-MotionCycles
S&S User Guide here...
https://www.sandsmachine.com/guide_c.htm
Hopefully helpful, Dan.