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Author:  samfieldhouse [ June 12th, 2013, 7:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Gaiter bodge

Will this work?

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I need to get to Leeds tomorrow from London...

Author:  Sean [ June 12th, 2013, 8:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Gaiter bodge

samfieldhouse wrote:
Will this work?



I need to get to Leeds tomorrow from London...


probably, if its only a small split you can sew them up with a needle and thread.

Author:  Nibby_Pit [ June 12th, 2013, 8:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Gaiter bodge

If it does - How do you get back?
My calculations using a 15" diameter wheel and using 63360 inches in a mile and a 200 mile journey - somebody will tell me about 250,000 revolutions :lol:
The only thing to bodge this with is a condom! (Don't try sowing these up!)

As Sean say's if it is a small tear then it might be better to glue, stitch or put a puncture patch on it
I can see the plastic ravelling up and tearing the gaiter further OR it will get warm and fall off

BUT - if you hadn't bodged it and it had split on a 200 mile journey you wouldn't have known until you got there. :)

Author:  Russell [ June 12th, 2013, 8:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Gaiter bodge

Superglue is good.

Author:  J-dub [ June 12th, 2013, 10:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Gaiter bodge

Or a bike puncture repair kit fir a small split

Author:  dave 411 [ June 12th, 2013, 10:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Gaiter bodge

What a stupid question Sam,of course it will work,,,,for a while,,,but who is to say how long that "while" will be is another question :roll:

Author:  J-dub [ June 12th, 2013, 10:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Gaiter bodge

Ps you should cut cable ties flat.

Author:  Joolz [ June 12th, 2013, 11:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Gaiter bodge

Welcome to my world, :lol: :lol: :lol: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=137&start=250

Yeah it'll work for a while, but will it hold the grease in the joint enough to prevent it getting damaged? It would have been good to pump an extra bit in through the split first.

Author:  Sean [ June 13th, 2013, 8:03 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Gaiter bodge

Jameswallace wrote:
Ps you should cut cable ties flat.


yeah you mechanical incompitent. AND you should have used a "bag for life" rather than a flimsy Sainsburys. Waitrose ones are slightly superior its what I always use.

Author:  Luke [ June 13th, 2013, 8:12 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Gaiter bodge

Better than Asda, though.

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