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So what you keeping the wet/dirt/mud etc… Off your dropper post with?
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I’ve just trimmed (some might say bodged) a spare Neoguard to wrap round the seat rails and just underneath the silver collar on my new Reverb.
I think it looks pretty tidy. Seemed to work well at keping the muck etc.. Off on the last very wet ride round the local trails. Dead easy to remove, rinse, dry and re-fit.
I suppose time will tell if its an effective method of doing the job.
Anyway other than a mudguard what you using or aren’t you?
Carl
Posted 8 years agoHaven’t bothered with anything, all ok so far 12 months in
Posted 8 years agoBender Fender XL
Posted 8 years agoI’ve got a Gravity Dropper, it’s got a rubber boot on it.
Posted 8 years agohammyuk – Member
Bender Fender XLGot any pics of how thats mounted?
Posted 8 years agoNot bothered and my Spesh comand post is still fine after 2 years
Posted 8 years ago
But I do clean it and put a little silicon spray on itNothing. Mines a Reverb and it’s been absolutely fine
Posted 8 years agoNeoprene fork gaiter on joplin. Seized after 1 wet ride before fitting the gaiter, been fine since. Seen a fair few inner tubes used as boots, and opened out sections of inner tube used like a neoguard (attach corners to saddle rails, other end to lower section of dropper).
Most reverbs I’ve seen have not had anything, I assume RS sealing is better than most.
Posted 8 years agoMy KS doesn’t need one and my Gravity Dropper came with one. Have to admit the mind boggles a wee bit at people who buy a product they don’t trust and set about bodging it.
Posted 8 years agoA above; have a reverb and no protection (oo er!) I generally clean it after a muddy ride and make sure there is no mud or grit around the seal.
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Posted 8 years ago
It’s my cable to the remote on my KS that needs replacing as the outer gets hard and brittle, I keep the oat stanchion well greased around the seals and fork juice to keep it smooth.
Posted 8 years agoHave to admit the mind boggles a wee bit at people who buy a product they don’t trust and set about bodging it.
Didn’t say I don’t trust it and haven’t bodged the product. 🙄 I asked about shielding it from the wet/mud and dirt etc…
I never bothered trying to protect/shield my Joplin and didn’t have any issues, just thought I’d see what others are up to
Posted 8 years agoMy KS one pulled in some dirt over the first few months, despite the seal appearing to do its job from the outside was full of muck when i came to take it apart for a service.
I cut an old innertube up, slid the post into it, zippie at the top, and fits snugly over the seat collar at the other end, hasn’t let anything in since.
looks ugly, but then so does the rest of the bike when covered in crap.
Posted 8 years agoGhetto.
Posted 8 years agojust like that ^
except zippie at the top, and inner tube all the way to the seat collar on KS as it’s inserted further into my seattube
Posted 8 years agoHammyuk – Not sure I can get something like that in a position that would be effective on my Heckler
Posted 8 years agoNothing on my reverb, no probs after 13 months of getting it carked.
Posted 8 years agoThe Fender Benders I’ve seen only come out one side not both like yours, where are those from.
Posted 8 years agoanother vote for the inner tube & cable tie method here.
Posted 8 years agoHammyUK, is there ever a time that makes any difference to the seatpost?
Posted 8 years agoamedias – Member
just like that ^
except zippie at the topYeah, mine normally has a tie both ends but occasionally the top one pops off when I lower the post.
Posted 8 years agoIt’s the XL and yes it makes a difference – seat post stays clean and so does my arse.
Posted 8 years agoCool… The pic makes it look like it’ll not be in the path of the rear wheel water, that’s interesting
Posted 8 years agoBest way is to use a fork stanchion cover think there lizard skins it even has a gap in it for the cable to pop out and has Velcro fixing the full length cable tie it at the top job done it works perfectly think I paused £11 toe the two at lbs
Posted 8 years agoThis is a pic of what I’ve done with an old Neoguard.
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I cut the bottom velcro fasteners off ans stitched on some thin velcro that wraps under the sliver collar on the post.
I’ll see how it fairs later on
Carl
Posted 8 years agosince that’s only enclosed on the one side wont it just collect debris thrown up from the front and hold it near the seal?
Posted 8 years agoTwo years with my Reverb – ride all winter 2 or 3 times a week – the mud has not caused any issues. The seal is pretty good so I gave up with home made mud protectors in the end.
TF Tuned serviced it once, said it was fine.
Posted 8 years agoamedias – Member
since that’s only enclosed on the one side wont it just collect debris thrown up from the front and hold it near the seal?:idea:Now thats a good point and something I’ve overlooked. I’ll give it a bash tonight and if it does, its coming off and I’ll run it with nothing.
There seems to be a good opinion that the Seal is decent enough
Ta
Posted 8 years ago
CarlFox DOSS, no protection but use Brunox Fork Lube spray to clean up the seal after every ride (squirt, compress/extend and wipe). Prob nearly a 1000km of riding over the winter and it’s faultless so far.
I reckon the DOSS despite it’s ‘unique features’ might even prove to be more reliable than the Reverb…
Posted 8 years agoCool… The pic makes it look like it’ll not be in the path of the rear wheel water, that’s interesting
crud comes off tangentially not radially and the guard doesnt intersect the tangent from tyre to post in the pic, but I guess it does do once the rear suspension is compressed.
admit the mind boggles a wee bit at people who buy a product they don’t trust and set about bodging it.
In my case I did trust it, it filled with water and seized solid on the very first ride. Only reason I didnt immediately send it back was because it was day 1 of a weekend riding in wales. Been fince since fitting the fork gaiter though.
Posted 8 years agoMy reverb top seal got a bit stictiony so I took it to bits and gave it a clean and lube t’other week. It was muck causing it. Pretty easy to do.
Posted 8 years agoone of these.
great fit
Posted 8 years agoSimon – Member
I’ve got a Gravity Dropper, it’s got a rubber boot on it.
wot he said
Posted 8 years agorOcKeTdOg – Member
Simon – Member
I’ve got a Gravity Dropper, it’s got a rubber boot on it.
wot he said
What they both said.
Funny how people complain about them being ugly then bodge something on whatever else they end up buying. 🙄
Posted 8 years agoNoticed recently fender bender seems to do the trick 🙂
Posted 8 years agoSimon – Member
I’ve got a Gravity Dropper, it’s got a rubber boot on it.
I got one for Xmas and the boot came off top and bottom on the first ride and it now feels a bit gritty, so I’m not feeling as smug now 🙂
Posted 8 years agoUse a section of inner tube on mine. Zip tied at the top, covers the whole post so nowt gets in. Doesn’t look the best but it’s covered in shite most the time.
Posted 8 years agothe boot came off top and bottom on the first ride and it now feels a bit gritty
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i think youre lying
Posted 8 years agoHam yuk
Posted 8 years ago
That fender bender looks good is it a specific rear one or a front adapted for the rear?
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