MalDevs Posted December 10, 2019 Share 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil6 Posted December 10, 2019 Share How do you wash your bike, in the bath?? Edited December 10, 2019 by Wil6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted December 10, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalDevs Posted December 10, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalDevs Posted December 10, 2019 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Wheel Base Posted December 10, 2019 Share Well you are from Pretoria........... centurion hotel area??????? Seems to be a lot of water lying around there at the moment. gummibear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V12man Posted December 10, 2019 Share 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, Grey Hubs and gummibear 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted December 10, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted December 10, 2019 Share https://www.bikeyoke.de/en/willy.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quagga Posted December 10, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted December 10, 2019 Share I like Niner bikes. Quagga 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted December 10, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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