Andrew, I'm hoping that this is an unnecessary piece and that the few idiots who's given this a try on MTBs soon realise how absolutely Stupid it is.
Never forget the first time I encountered this shit on a road bike with disc brakes, I was like "WTF, what idiot thought this was a good idea" and I was doing exactly what you described trying to change out the headset bearings because most roadies don't seem to realise just how much sweat goes onto their bar/stem area there and don't at least lightly give them a rinse off.
I'm with you Vik, between my Unit and Phantom, I'm covered for, as far as I'm concerned a very long time from now, with the '08 Monkey and '12 Prime as backups if the need arises. It's as Andrew says if you work on other people's bikes and have to explain to them why the bill is so high just to change out some headset bearings.
Sept. 29, 2022, 6:51 a.m. - Lynx .
Andrew, I'm hoping that this is an unnecessary piece and that the few idiots who's given this a try on MTBs soon realise how absolutely Stupid it is. Never forget the first time I encountered this shit on a road bike with disc brakes, I was like "WTF, what idiot thought this was a good idea" and I was doing exactly what you described trying to change out the headset bearings because most roadies don't seem to realise just how much sweat goes onto their bar/stem area there and don't at least lightly give them a rinse off. I'm with you Vik, between my Unit and Phantom, I'm covered for, as far as I'm concerned a very long time from now, with the '08 Monkey and '12 Prime as backups if the need arises. It's as Andrew says if you work on other people's bikes and have to explain to them why the bill is so high just to change out some headset bearings.