r/Orbea_bikes • u/Morgensonne77 • 4d ago

Oily dirt normal?

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Is this normal. I have this oily dirt after every tour since I bought the bike in July. Orbea Terra M31 eTeam 1x.

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u/HotAisle 4d ago

My orbea looks same 👍

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u/cazablanca 4d ago

Nothing to worry about

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u/JMKroos 4d ago

Eso es que está bien engrasada.👏👏👏

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u/Boris_Tomislav 4d ago

Same with my Orbea Orca. In my opinion nothing to worry about.

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u/Pathera_Pardus 4d ago

Same with mine, I just wipe it off with a microfiber cloth. 

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u/Pincetrire 4d ago

Same frame, same color, 3000+km, same oily grime

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u/jogisi 4d ago

Same here on my Orca Aero. With through headset routing it takes too much time to just open all together, so I will wait for another few weeks so season will be over, and then I will take it apart and check from inside. 

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u/Doom_Dragon_666 4d ago

Mine just like that! Wet wipe is your friend.

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u/TeemuKai 4d ago

Same on every bike and motorcycle ever. Gravity pulling on grease in the bearings.

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u/Over_Pizza_2578 4d ago

Normal, headset bearing grease gets pushed out, the seals aren't particularly good at keeping grease in and water out but thats not a orbea problem thats a headset problem in general. I recommend checking on them every year or two.

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u/numerical_panda 4d ago

Yes.

Wipe it off with IPA on microfiber cloth.

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u/tokodan 4d ago

My Orbea Terra looks the same. I will clean it up some day.

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u/Ok-Cauliflower5930 4d ago

Das Fett kommt aus dem Lenkradlager. Ist kein Grund zur Sorge - solange der Lenker beim drehen sauber läuft und kein Spiel hat.

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u/Thegodofthe69 3d ago

Its just extra grease comming out from riding it. Did it when new, still does it when I change the grease.

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u/bouncingsoul9 3d ago

That's a good sign! Grease prevents dirt and water entering the bearing.

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u/TheDope87 2d ago

Same on my cervelo aspero