The band doesn't touch the steerer. The springs won't get stretched by bars going past 90 because the system will have released. The entire system is contained within the top tube other than the small slider on top.
No one is lying to you. Saying something is maintenance free simply means - and let me be very clear here since apparently it's needed - that regular maintenance is not needed or prescribed to keep the system running well. That is not a guarantee that nothing will ever happen that requires attention. I'd think that would be obvious, but I'll take the blame for not heading off every single pedantic argument at the pass on that one.
Syntace is a super careful, precise component manufacturer with a long history of successfully manufacturing excellent stuff to very high standards - so high that German mags like Bike (that are known to test things beyond what might even be considered useful) have used Syntace's testing equipment to test other components for product comparisons in the past.
If wiping off the top panel to clean it counts as 'maintenance' to you, then I guess you win this round. I don't know what makes it the most maintenance-heavy bike ever, though.
Oct. 26, 2022, 7:17 a.m. - Pete Roggeman
The band doesn't touch the steerer. The springs won't get stretched by bars going past 90 because the system will have released. The entire system is contained within the top tube other than the small slider on top. No one is lying to you. Saying something is maintenance free simply means - and let me be very clear here since apparently it's needed - that regular maintenance is not needed or prescribed to keep the system running well. That is not a guarantee that nothing will ever happen that requires attention. I'd think that would be obvious, but I'll take the blame for not heading off every single pedantic argument at the pass on that one. Syntace is a super careful, precise component manufacturer with a long history of successfully manufacturing excellent stuff to very high standards - so high that German mags like Bike (that are known to test things beyond what might even be considered useful) have used Syntace's testing equipment to test other components for product comparisons in the past. If wiping off the top panel to clean it counts as 'maintenance' to you, then I guess you win this round. I don't know what makes it the most maintenance-heavy bike ever, though.