MalDevs Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 Hey Everyone, I recently bought a brand new Santa Cruz Blur C. After every ride I clean the bike thoroughly, but it seems like water is getting into the frame. More recently, I went riding in the rain and noticed that there was quite a bit of water in the frame. To drain the water, I need to remove the bottom screw fastening the bash plate to the bottom bracket, otherwise the water won't drain. Is this a known issue with the Blur?
Wil6 Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) How do you wash your bike, in the bath?? Edited December 10, 2019 by Wil6
DieselnDust Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 Hey Everyone, I recently bought a brand new Santa Cruz Blur C. After every ride I clean the bike thoroughly, but it seems like water is getting into the frame. More recently, I went riding in the rain and noticed that there was quite a bit of water in the frame. To drain the water, I need to remove the bottom screw fastening the bash plate to the bottom bracket, otherwise the water won't drain. Is this a known issue with the Blur? have you tried removing the seat post and turning it upside down? Known issue with all carbon bikes since they don;t have breather holes for the welding gases to escape like alloy bikes do. Check with the distributor and Santa Cruz if they will allow a small 2mm hole to e drilled into the bb shell low point to allow water drainage
MalDevs Posted December 10, 2019 Author Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) How do you wash your bike, in the bath?? Hahaha, no. With a hose, bucket of water and soap, and other brushes and sponges. Edited December 10, 2019 by MalDevs
MalDevs Posted December 10, 2019 Author Posted December 10, 2019 have you tried removing the seat post and turning it upside down? Known issue with all carbon bikes since they don;t have breather holes for the welding gases to escape like alloy bikes do. Check with the distributor and Santa Cruz if they will allow a small 2mm hole to e drilled into the bb shell low point to allow water drainage That's a bit more effort than just removing the screw.The issue is while riding... If you do a race and your bike becomes heavier, that's an issue for me... Not to mention the BB might rust or take on water. Even though it's a sealed unit, I'm still worried. My Scott 910 has a drainage hole. The issue is that the frame has lifetime warranty. As soon as you do something like drill a hole into the frame, you void that warranty.
Long Wheel Base Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 Well you are from Pretoria........... centurion hotel area??????? Seems to be a lot of water lying around there at the moment. gummibear 1
V12man Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 Contact Rushsports and ask them about it - Sam Bull..... Chances are it's coming in via the seatpost/seat tube interface - might need some more carbon grease to seal it a little better. DieselnDust, gummibear and Grey Hubs 3
gummibear Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 I have one of these on all my bikes and use a liberal amount of carbon paste.No issues riding in the European rain. https://www.bike24.com/p233920.html Long Wheel Base and SwissVan 2
Quagga Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 have you tried removing the seat post and turning it upside down? Known issue with all carbon bikes since they don;t have breather holes for the welding gases to escape like alloy bikes do. Check with the distributor and Santa Cruz if they will allow a small 2mm hole to e drilled into the bb shell low point to allow water drainageIt is not a carbon bike thing, maybe a manufacturer :-) Here is my 2010 Niner Air 9 Carbon with the hole Long Wheel Base 1
SwissVan Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 I have one of these on all my bikes and use a liberal amount of carbon paste.No issues riding in the European rain. https://www.bike24.com/p233920.html Interesting, first time I’ve seen one of those
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