Stopped using grease on pedal threads after a shop owner in Denver called me out

He said 'you're trapping moisture in there' and showed me a seized crank from his bench, so now I just use a dab of anti-seize and have had zero issues pulling pedals off since, anyone else ditch the grease?

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wilson.sam2d ago

Grease is for bearings, not threads. Anti-seize has been a game changer for me too, especially on bikes that see wet conditions. Never had a pedal seize since I switched, and they come off with barely any effort. That shop owner was right.

chen.casey1d ago

Wait, hold on. Are you saying you used to just put grease on your pedal threads?! I feel like I just heard a ghost story or something haha. That's wild to me because I've always heard grease just washes out and then you're left with a rusted mess. I've had pedals seize on an old mountain bike before and it was a nightmare, I had to cut the crank arm off. Anti-seize is the only way to go for sure, that stuff laughs at water and salt.