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Lizard Skins Suspension Boot
NB: Originally posted elsewhere on the Global Riders Network and appears via syndication.
Anyone know any alternatives to this?
For rear shock, forks, seat post etc.
http://store.lizardskins.com/products/rear-suspe...
Thanks.
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A piece of inner tube.
But really it's best not to use anything and just keep them clean - in all but the harshest conditions.
In fact I'd say if it was bad enough to warrant using one you probably shouldn't be riding your bike!
Didn't they go out of favour in the 90s?
They are good at keeping 99% of the dirt out but it's the other 1% that you'd normally just wipe of that gets trapped by the boot and causes damage.
I have one on my (now son's) Jekyll. Works well at keeping the crud off the unprotected shock.
You just needed to remove the boot, wash under the tap and let dry on a regular basis, and after every wet ride at teh saem time as washing the rest of your bike. I was going to run one on the Rize but I couldn't find any more of them.
I use the Lizard Skins rear shock boots on both my suspension bikes, mainly because they are Giants, and the Maestro suspension system has the rear shock located in a very exposed position, right where all the grit & sand gets thrown up by the front wheel.
I also cut them into three equally sized lengths, with each being enough to cover the shaft but not the whole air can. This way I get three times the life out of them.
I must admit I wondered at first if it would just make things worse by trapping the sand & grit and rubbing it against the shaft - ouch!
, but my experience has been that with a tight seal round the aircan at one end, and around the shaft 'O' ring at the other, it keeps the cr@p out. I do, as hawkeye suggests, take it off and wash it with each bike clean, which helps.
PS: If you're having trouble finding them, CRC have them for ten bucks http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?M...