Slow Monster rebuild

utopia · 15-10-2018, 03:22 PM

My "other" bike has conventional forks with gaiters.
The stanchions underneath are 22yrs old and are still perfect, despite many years of total inattention.
So I can understand your thinking on fitting gaiters.
Mine have drainage holes and have never held any water on the few occasions that I've looked underneath.
Darren makes a good point about the seals being less susceptible in usd forks though and my feeling is that protection of the stanchions from stone chips etc is possibly more important than keeping out the dirt and moisture in usd forks.
Either way, its refreshing to see function being considered over style ... there's way too much of the opposite thinking in the bike world these days.

15-10-2018, 03:22 PM	#10
utopia No turn left unstoned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: leicester Bike: M750 Posts: 4,545	My "other" bike has conventional forks with gaiters. The stanchions underneath are 22yrs old and are still perfect, despite many years of total inattention. So I can understand your thinking on fitting gaiters. Mine have drainage holes and have never held any water on the few occasions that I've looked underneath. Darren makes a good point about the seals being less susceptible in usd forks though and my feeling is that protection of the stanchions from stone chips etc is possibly more important than keeping out the dirt and moisture in usd forks. Either way, its refreshing to see function being considered over style ... there's way too much of the opposite thinking in the bike world these days.