The gear sensor is easily the most useful add-on developed for BBSHD and BBS02.
Although it is waterproof mud and debris can still get inside, especially from offroading and singletrack.This can affect the gearsensor's usability, possibly leading to needing opened up and serviced as shown here.
To avoid this, you can take extra steps to protect the sensor ahead of time.

in the above picture the person used heatshrink tubing of various lengths to completely protect the sensor. This is a great approach for a new install since you can put the tubing on at the same time, otherwise it involves removing the cable and housing.

Another approach is to use self-fusing silicone tape and just wrap around the pre-existing install. In this example it is being used instead of zipties to keep it held to the chainstay. The silicone tape fuses to itself so it is essentially one piece within 48 hours. The benefit here is that you don't have to remove any parts and can just wrap it over everything that is already there. In this example xtreme tape was used but other brands will work as well.
Although it is waterproof mud and debris can still get inside, especially from offroading and singletrack.This can affect the gearsensor's usability, possibly leading to needing opened up and serviced as shown here.
To avoid this, you can take extra steps to protect the sensor ahead of time.
in the above picture the person used heatshrink tubing of various lengths to completely protect the sensor. This is a great approach for a new install since you can put the tubing on at the same time, otherwise it involves removing the cable and housing.
Another approach is to use self-fusing silicone tape and just wrap around the pre-existing install. In this example it is being used instead of zipties to keep it held to the chainstay. The silicone tape fuses to itself so it is essentially one piece within 48 hours. The benefit here is that you don't have to remove any parts and can just wrap it over everything that is already there. In this example xtreme tape was used but other brands will work as well.
Comment