Slickoleum vs SRAM Butter vs Slick Honey

slickoleum slick honey and sram butter mtb suspension greases on a work mat

Intro

Mountain bike suspension sure has come a long way since its inception, making leaps and bounds in suppleness, support, and adjustability. Inside those stanchions are lots of seals and grease, the latter of which is our focus today. A light vaseline like grease coats all of the seals and walls inside of there, and you’ve got a few options when it comes to that grease!


Our Three Favorite Suspension Greases

Our three favorites here at The Lost Co are Slickoleum, Slick Honey, and SRAM Butter.

These three are admittedly incredibly similar and can be used interchangeably in all of your suspension rebuilds. All three work to minimize that breakaway force to make that initial stroke oh-so-supple, letting your suspension track the trail perfectly.

There isn’t a reason to pick one over the other, and are a great example of brands producing nearly identical products for the sake of competition. Just because you’re rebuilding a SRAM fork or dropper post doesn’t mean you need to use the SRAM Butter, and you’ll be just fine using any of these three products!

slickoleum slick honey and sram butter mtb suspension greases on a work mat

Here at the shop we do suspension rebuilds all day long and have been using Slickoleum for everything we get to open up! All brands of suspension or dropper posts have been getting the Slickoleum treatment and we have been very stoked on its performance! Whichever of these three you choose for your next suspension or dropper post rebuild project will be perfectly suited to the application and keep things running smoothly until the next service.

slickoleum mtb suspension grease on a work mat next to a fox float dpx 2
a mtb service technician applying slickoleum mtb grease to seals for a mtb rear shock

Shop MTB Suspension Grease

CushCore Pro Tire Insert - Single - The Lost Co. - CushCore - 27502 - 701822997652 - 27.5
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CushCore Pro Tire Insert - Single - The Lost Co. - CushCore - 27502 - 701822997652 - 27.5
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CushCore Pro Tire Insert - Single - The Lost Co. - CushCore - 27502 - 701822997652 - 27.5
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ABOUT THE RIDER/WRITER

NAME AGE HEIGHT LOCATION

Tor Weiland

24

5'11"

Bellingham, WA

Current Bikes: Transition Spire

Bike Size: Medium

Favorite Trails: Oriental Express, Galbraith

About Me: Hailing from the sunny landscape of California, Tor headed north and landed here in the cloudy town of Bellingham, WA. His riding style is "PINNED" and he loves to scope out those seemingly impossible triples. He loves riding and also loves sharing his experiences with others. You can catch Tor in front of the camera or behind the keyboard, but best of luck catching him on the trail!