Back in the day, only newbies and nerds had dust caps on their cotterless cranks. They weren't cool!
In the desert Southwest we never worried much about rain!
I use them now in the Bay Area to keep dust out as they were intended. These days I try not to ride in the rain!
Also I've noticed that most of the CR riders use them...
Chas. Colerich Oakland, CA
Steve Whitting wrote:
> But of course . . . back in 1977 when I was an aspiring USCF Cat IV racer, the dust caps and valve stem covers were sacrificed off of my Raleigh Pro. After all, anything the pros did MUST be right! (Never mind that they had team mechanics and their bikes provided to them.)
> Steve Whitting
>
> Prairieville, Louisiana USA
> --- On Sun, 5/9/10, marcus.e.helman:
> Subject: [CR] Dustcaps weighing you down?
>
> When I worked in a bike shop in the '70's early 80's we always took off
> the Campagnolo dustcaps. Unnecessary weight we thought, and the cranks
> looked cooler without them.
>
> Now I wonder: doesn't it make sense to keep the threads clean so that the
> remover goes on well? Do you have dustcaps on your cranks?
>
> Best regards,
> Marcus Helman
>
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