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dude...:
gland 4 seems like a stupid design, having the zip ties so exposed on the area youre going to grind against

even on the older glands where the zip ties were even more recessed, they were still shit. in fact designing it for the zip ties instead of a shoestring/mankey strap, seems really stupid to me, cos the zip ties always break

I guess i only ever see people use zip ties to attach their glands instead of anything else though, so maybe g designed it around the fact that people never could be arsed to use the strap, even though its massively superior (and oh did i mention, zip ties suck in this application)

montymitch:

--- Quote from: dude... on November 18, 2015, 10:47:38 PM ---gland 4 seems like a stupid design, having the zip ties so exposed on the area youre going to grind against

even on the older glands where the zip ties were even more recessed, they were still shit. in fact designing it for the zip ties instead of a shoestring/mankey strap, seems really stupid to me, cos the zip ties always break

I guess i only ever see people use zip ties to attach their glands instead of anything else though, so maybe g designed it around the fact that people never could be arsed to use the strap, even though its massively superior (and oh did i mention, zip ties suck in this application)

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They are seriously exposed, especially if you don't crank them down tight. I've got one on my right front, but it's a rare day I grind on that side.

G:
The ties "ought" to be OK. they are nylon and should be just as able to handle a grind as the guard itself, I dont think that they actually grind through significantly before they snap, so it really puzzles me that a small minority of people have these constant issues with them breaking. Most people seem to do well with the guard but I am still very keen to find a solution though and so if anyone who does constantly break them wants to email me detailed pictures of the broken ties and how they had them fixed on in the first place that would be super helpful for my product development.
I think a lot of it comes down to landing on the edge of the guard which tries to jam the guard up which obviously allows the spoke angle to act like a wedge and magnify the load.

:)
G.

dude...:
i wonder if people cranking the zipties down real tight affects it? so that as the guard settles into the wheel and inevitably moves around while getting bashed about on grinds the zip ties dont have enough give in them and thus just snap?

JFax:
When I first got the gland I tightened down the ties as hard as I could, used tools to really tighten it down. The ties snapped immidiatly at the bend when grinding.

My friend, who previously ran Glands helped me out and strapped the new ties a bit looser to the wheel, they held up half a session (~5 grinds) before snapping the exact same way.

Just watched the installation guide on the site and I had them wrapped around the same spoke group. I will give the strap a go and see if that helps.

I tried to remember the bolt style gland-esque guard my friend used a long time ago, but cant remember... Ill ask to see if he does.

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