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[Closed] Headset protectors, worth having?

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Morning all,

Following the replacement of my headset is it worth fitting a headset protector/headeset seal to keep muck out of it or would it be more likely to just keep the bearings nicely full of dampness and fine grit?


 
Posted : 25/05/2015 11:39 am
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if your headset is sealed properly then no. This sort of thing just traps and concentrates crap.


 
Posted : 25/05/2015 11:42 am
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That was my thinking (also I don't really like the look of them)


 
Posted : 25/05/2015 11:47 am
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plus they always get a layer of grit in them that wears aware paint on your fork crowns etc.
pointless crap from the 90's when a seal was just a marine animal rather than something the bike industry used


 
Posted : 25/05/2015 12:11 pm