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Re: Band round the brake fluid reservoir

As if a squid would have any grease on the chain!

Re: Band round the brake fluid reservoir

Tut , yeah forgot , they get mummy to buy them a new bike when the Chain runs dry

Re: Band round the brake fluid reservoir

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Originally Posted by Ed (Post 2121393)

See this quite a lot - but why do people do it? I've heard a number of offerings, none of them really plausible, such as:

in case of a spill (seems to me that if the fluid eats paintwork, it'll eat the average sock)
to stop UV light degrading the fluid (I didn't know brake fluid is UV sensitive - is it??)
to stop distracting the rider (you'd be very sad if you sat and watched the reservoir)
to stop it freezing (ridiculous)
fashion (possible)

but I'm guessing that nobody really knows.

Do you have a band on your reservoir? Why?

What does the org think?

I know, its to keep the reservior warm in the cold weather, its simple I don't know why people have suggested all these other ideas why :rolleyes: