Headset covers
03-24-02 | 06:45 PM
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From: Snowy midwest
Headset covers
This is almost too simple, but it might be a good hint for somebody
I was cleaning and greasing my headset today and noticed that water and road peepee could get into the headset quite easily.
I took two slices of tire inner-tube cut the round-way like a doughnut and put them around the upper and lower bearings where moisture could get in.
If you want something more fancy, Lizard skins makes headset covers.
I was cleaning and greasing my headset today and noticed that water and road peepee could get into the headset quite easily.
I took two slices of tire inner-tube cut the round-way like a doughnut and put them around the upper and lower bearings where moisture could get in.
If you want something more fancy, Lizard skins makes headset covers.
03-25-02 | 03:18 AM
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From: My house, England
Mike, we used to do this years ago when we had a university mountain biking club 
. The downside is that any water that DOES get in, can't get out again 
. This is why lizard skins are better, you can whip 'em off after a ride to let it all dry out a bit.
Another think we used to do to protect chainstays from chainwhip on very rough terrain is to cut a slice from an old tube the other way so you get a long narrow strip and wrap it along the chainstay, securing it with zip ties and each end. Again, I would'nt recommend this in wet climates.
. The downside is that any water that DOES get in, can't get out again . This is why lizard skins are better, you can whip 'em off after a ride to let it all dry out a bit.Another think we used to do to protect chainstays from chainwhip on very rough terrain is to cut a slice from an old tube the other way so you get a long narrow strip and wrap it along the chainstay, securing it with zip ties and each end. Again, I would'nt recommend this in wet climates.
