Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Anyone else have the SRAM S300?

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JDMFanatic
09-04-10, 07:21 PM
I'm installing it right now, and I noticed the drive side just has the hollow spindle and no cap/cover or anything.. is it supposed to be like that? I'm scared of gunk and other stuff just getting in there and it'd be pretty hard to get out...
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xkillemallx16
09-04-10, 07:24 PM
PM naterod, he likes his and would be more than happy to answer your question. But yeah, I don't use dustcaps on my bikes and it works fine. It's not too hard to notice on black cranks when dirt gets in. I just wipe it down every month along with the rest of my bike.
Dr. Banzai
09-04-10, 07:24 PM
No cap. You can go to a LBS and find a plug that you'd lie but I bet you find nothing you like.
Leave it as is. You won't get any gunk in there unless this is a singlespeed or fixed MTB that sees lots of mud.
JDMFanatic
09-04-10, 07:26 PM
No cap. You can go to a LBS and find a plug that you'd lie but I bet you find nothing you like.
Leave it as is. You won't get any gunk in there unless this is a singlespeed or fixed MTB that sees lots of mud.
Alright.. it's just for street use so I guess it'll be fine. Was just wondering if there was a cap/cover that came with it that I was missing. thanks
Triple8Sol
09-04-10, 09:12 PM
External BB setups are always open like that. If it works in dirt/mud, it'll work for your sissyass on pavement.
T8S has it right. don't be such a baby, it's a spindle. it's what is on the outside of it that matters.
Submison
09-04-10, 10:59 PM
It's perfectly fine.. i ran mine in rain mud and the hollow part was fine.
Scrodzilla
09-04-10, 11:05 PM
Yeah dude, worry not. You'll be fine.
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