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mrapriliafalco · #1 Post by **mrapriliafalco** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 4:11 pm

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mrapriliafalco · #2 Post by **mrapriliafalco** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 4:13 pm

Sorry for the size,Im not that clued up.
Does anybody else suffer with this and got a solution,I presume its rubbing against the fender.

fatboy · #3 Post by **fatboy** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 6:54 pm

I have two very similar rub spots on my forks.
About 2 inches further up than that, weirdly on the inside of the left leg and the outside of the right leg.
Cant see what causes it

mrapriliafalco · #4 Post by **mrapriliafalco** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 7:45 pm

I know what you mean mate,there's no markings on the fender

#5 Post by **mangocrazy** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 9:38 pm

Yes, I've seen that as well. In some cases I suspect it's brake hoses rubbing against the fork legs, but obviously not where your marks are.

HisNibbs · #6 Post by **HisNibbs** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 9:56 pm

I've similar but a lot worse on my bike but think it is corrosion. Mines in hidden away places which maybe I didn't get to when trying to clean off the salt during winter.

#7 Post by **mangocrazy** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 12:56 am

HisNibbs wrote:I've similar but a lot worse on my bike but think it is corrosion. Mines in hidden away places which maybe I didn't get to when trying to clean off the salt during winter.

Good point Keith. It does seem to happen in nooks and crannies that possibly don't get the salt washed off as well as more exposed areas.

D-Rider · #8 Post by **D-Rider** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 8:32 am

Yes - corrosion was my thought too.

Certainly brake hoses can abrade the finish but not in that location.

mrapriliafalco · #9 Post by **mrapriliafalco** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:02 pm

Has anyone tried to repair,as only gonna get worse

blinkey501 · #10 Post by **blinkey501** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:15 pm

mrapriliafalco wrote:Has anyone tried to repair,as only gonna get worse

Can't repair them But coat them in Vaseline to make them water proof.

MartDude · #11 Post by **MartDude** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:56 pm

It's not a fender. It's a mudguard

blinkey501 · #12 Post by **blinkey501** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 6:25 pm

MartDude wrote:It's not a fender. It's a mudguard

OCD?

zoidberg · #13 Post by **zoidberg** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:42 pm

blinkey501 wrote:
MartDude wrote:It's not a fender. It's a mudguard
OCD?

CDO PLEASE, has to be in alphabetical order!!

D-Rider · #14 Post by **D-Rider** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:53 pm

MartDude wrote:It's not a fender. It's a mudguard

Indeed - boats have fenders and it doesn't look much like a boat to me.

MartDude · #15 Post by **MartDude** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:02 pm

blinkey501 wrote:
MartDude wrote:It's not a fender. It's a mudguard
OCD?

No.

We are in the UK, not USA