Zing frame fills with water when cycling in the rain
Everytime I go cycling in the rain my frame gradually fills up with water - quite a considerble amount is getting in. It's a Kona Zing Delux Carbon Frame.
I've considered drilling holes but not convinced this is a good idea and would rather be stopping it getting there in the first place
Any ideas / Suggestions.
Cheers
Paul
I've considered drilling holes but not convinced this is a good idea and would rather be stopping it getting there in the first place
Any ideas / Suggestions.
Cheers
Paul
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There is no need to drill a hole in the bb, just remove the screw for the cable guide to drain it.
EDIT: Beaten to it by Smoking Joe.
Chinarello, record and Mavic Cosmic Sl
Gazelle Vuelta , veloce
Giant Defy 4
Mirage Columbus SL
Batavus Ventura
headset
stem/steerer
seatpost
bb shell
there may be others like on the inside of the chain stays, and rear brake mountings and screw-in front mech mounts.
Make sure that there is plenty of grease packing out your bb and headset, stem/steerer
Drain fully - depending on the shape of your frame, upside down might be good (it was for mine).
tape up holes in frame around seatpost and chainstays. Frameprotector plastic is ideal, stickers also good, duct tape great, clingfilm in emergencies (it does work!).
tricky holes are ones where the cables are guided through the tubes - check them and decide which method or combination of methods will work best.
Where the rain gets in.
But they're ever so small
That's why rain is thin. " Spike Milligan
It's not a good idea to turn the bike upside down to get rid of the water either. Seat tubes are one long piece of tubing that just have just little holes drilled in them at the points the down tube and top tube are welded to them. Turning the bike upside down runs the risk of getting water in these holes and into the downtube and seat tube and will be almost impossible to get out properly.