Core Bike 2020 | Scratch Cover stanchion repair kit

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Scratch Cover from France provides you with everything you need to repair your scratched fork stanchions and make them like new again.

Scratching your bike is just a part of mountain biking, sure it sucks but your bike is going to get beaten up a little bit. BUT! Scratching the stanchion of your fork is totally different.

Scratch Cover stanchion repair kit
Fit scratches like these with the Scratch Cover kit.
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For anyone who has scratched that shiny black coating of their fork, or even worse that luscious gold coating, the deep-down feeling of sadness you get from scratching a stanchion is probably the most upsetting/annoying thing that can happen to you on a ride. Or is that just me?

Ok, so it’s hardly the end of the world, and most of us have managed to fix a scratch using the tried and tested nail polish method, but surely there has to be a better way to repair it?

Scratch Cover stanchion repair kit
Better than nail polish?

Now there is! Thanks to a keen mountain biker from France, the more clumsy of us can now repair our fork or shock stanchions with the Scratch Cover kit.

Each kit comes with everything you need to remove scratches, prevent the risk of fork leaks, and there’s enough in the kit to fix up to 5 repairs.

Scratch Cover stanchion repair kit
Everything you’ll need to fix 5 scratches.

The kit contains resin, special applicators, gloves, a fine sanding paper, sanding block, and alcohol cleaning wipes. There are currently both clear and black colours options on sale, but a special Kashima gold version is in development too.

Windwave is distributing the Scratch Cover kit in the UK for £34.99, which is more expensive than nail polish, but it is harder wearing and developed specifically for the job. It’s also a lot cheaper than replacing your stanchions, the crown they’re bonded to and the steerer.

We’re going to have a search around the workshop for some scratched up forks to test this kit out on and will let you know how easy it is to use and what the results are, and will post our findings soon. In the meantime head over to Sendhit.net for more info.

Andi is a gadget guru and mountain biker who has lived and ridden bikes in China and Spain before settling down in the Peak District to become Singletrack's social media expert. He is definitely more big travel fun than XC sufferer but his bike collection does include some rare hardtails - He's a collector and curator as well as a rider. Theory and practice in perfect balance with his inner chi, or something. As well as living life based on what he last read in a fortune cookie Andi likes nothing better than riding big travel bikes.

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Comments (4)

    ”We’re going to have a search around the workshop for some scratched up forks “

    Relax, I have not one but two reverbs that i managed to crash and scratch wishing a week of buying them They’ve been working fine ever since with nothing more than smoothing off but happy to have you fix them for me

    That should say within not wishing, I did not wish to crash!

    £34.99 is a hell of a lot cheaper than a replacement crown/stanchion… Smart idea. Should sell loads.

    It’s also a lot cheaper than replacing your stanchions, the crown they’re bonded to and the steerer

    https://www.rsfsus.co.uk will replace just the stanchions or just the steerer etc… Might still be dearer but not as much as replacing the lot.

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