[BikeLust]

Now that I have your attention, no, not that kind of rubber! I love all 3 of my kids. Seriously though, the trail star hd, and the o rings on my ccdba and lev cable cover all have cracking/splitting problems. I replaced the hd as the cracks in the sidewall were deep enough to èxpose the threads in the casing. My problem is finding replacement rings for the shock sag indicator and particularly the lev cable cover. Anyone know where I can get just the o ring for the lev?

 

[F-Bomb]

Maybe drop by at your local hardware store and see if they have o-rings that would be suitable. That would be the easiest. Otherwise, I know you can buy a replacement cover.

 

[MartinS]

Where are you storing your bike? If it is in a furnace room, near a refrigeration unit or in the sun you may be shortening the lifespan of all your rubber bits.

 

[BikeLust]

Furnace room when I had to make more room in the garage. What wrecks them? The flames sucking all the moisture out of the room? What does a fridge do? I better remove anything else that is rubber in that room! (Storage)

 

[shiggy]

Furnace room when I had to make more room in the garage. What wrecks them? The flames sucking all the moisture out of the room? What does a fridge do? I better remove anything else that is rubber in that room! (Storage)

Ozone. Breaks down the rubber

 

[TSC]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer_degradation