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glang

29-12-09 11:59 AM

What's wrong with fork gaiters?

Can someone explain why we dont use fork gaiters? Alright I know they went out of fashion but colour matched ones dont look bad and stanchions are so hard/expensive to repair.

ixlr8

29-12-09 12:15 PM

Re: wots wrong with fork gaiters?

Because

Quote:

Originally Posted by glang (Post 2135154)

they went out of fashion

Like topboxes and huge capacious mudguard/fenders, they're really useful and horribly naff.That's fashion.

Alpinestarhero

29-12-09 04:32 PM

Re: wots wrong with fork gaiters?

Quote:

Originally Posted by ixlr8 (Post 2135166)

Because

Like topboxes and huge capacious mudguard/fenders, they're really useful and horribly naff.That's fashion.

im getting fork gaiters

sweeeet

zsv650

29-12-09 04:38 PM

Re: wots wrong with fork gaiters?

more a off road thing keep the crap off em.

maviczap

29-12-09 04:41 PM

Re: wots wrong with fork gaiters?

Quote:

Originally Posted by glang (Post 2135154)

Can someone explain why we dont use fork gaiters? Alright I know they went out of fashion but colour matched ones dont look bad and stanchions are so hard/expensive to repair.

Depends on your personal taste, I'd rather go for black gaiters than coloured :smt016

For this time of year gaiters do have their uses, and don't look too bad IMHO

skeetly

29-12-09 05:20 PM

Re: wots wrong with fork gaiters?

And these to match:

http://www.akf-shop.de/shop/images/p...9035-02-01.jpg

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...hainTubes2.jpg
:)

tigersaw

29-12-09 05:22 PM

Re: wots wrong with fork gaiters?

nothing wrong with them at all. Better than rusty or chipped forks. They should make zip on ones for winter.

fastdruid

29-12-09 05:27 PM

Re: wots wrong with fork gaiters?

Quote:

Originally Posted by tigersaw (Post 2135456)

nothing wrong with them at all. Better than rusty or chipped forks. They should make zip on ones for winter.

You can I believe get velcro neoprene ones.

Druid

MattCollins

29-12-09 05:48 PM

Re: wots wrong with fork gaiters?

The only problem that I have ever had with popular neoprene gaters is dirt getting into them and messing up the fork legs. I prefer the traditional type.
Upper legs can be lubricated without every bit of junk sticking to them. I guess that is out of fashion too.

lee67

29-12-09 05:49 PM

Re: wots wrong with fork gaiters?

yep ive used neoprene covers before' work well in winter keeping the crap off....:thumleft:

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