Road Cycling - need smart DIY ideas to make headset lower cup seal

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skinnyboy
07-15-08, 08:28 PM
guess what, the rubber seal between the lower cup & the fork crown race of my headset is no where to be found.
So I need some smart idea on how to keep road dirt/sand/etc from getting into the ball bearings.
Please donate an idea. thanks.

airosen
07-15-08, 08:31 PM
Perhaps you could work with segments of an old inner tube? Just an idea.
skinnyboy
08-03-08, 09:54 PM
oh my god, I found it. Lizard skin headset seal. Made of Neoprene. $3 from REI
http://www.mtbr.com/channels/mtbreview/Images/Products/product_351064.jpg

Szczuldo
08-03-08, 09:59 PM
oh my god, I found it. Lizard skin headset seal. Made of Neoprene. $3 from REI
http://www.mtbr.com/channels/mtbreview/Images/Products/product_351064.jpg

oooh, good find, i'll keep that in mind.
Rowan
08-04-08, 03:46 AM
You could save yourself cost and shipping by making one out of an old MTB innder tube. Works well, although over a longish period, the rubber does perish...