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All good advice. Basically I was a bit of a wet wipe last week and rode the bike in some awful conditions, which I definitely shouldn't have done on my own. New tyres became a slick and bike was a right state. Won't be repeating this is in a hurry so unlikely to be a big issue. Like you say takes 2 secs to remove the sprocket cover.
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Haven’t touched the DR since paying out the new bearings and tyres. Cried off from one group ride. Likely not going out with them this weekend either. Really need to get some ducks in a row.
Once you ride with others it’s a little difficult to ride alone again. At least when you fall off there’s someone to laugh at you.
pdlouche
So long as you don’t directly aim at seals and bearings at close range and extended periods, it can’t be an issue. I clean the DR down occasionally, and when I do I just keep waving the pressure washer from a distance and never perpendicular.
Why not run with the original cover and just clean it every other ride?