protecting frame from cable rub
12-22-16, 10:23 PM
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I wonder if the original owner applied it over the manufacturer's chainstay protector? Many bikes already have something on the drive side when you purchased them. That's a bummer, though. It may also have to do with the type of paint. My bike has a powder coat and the heli tape comes off pretty easily.
12-23-16, 01:27 AM
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Guerrilla glue retails a clear vinyl fix it roll. I also use the rubber sram cable covers.
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I have this concern on only one bike - the 2000 CAAD3 C'dale. It has mostly black components so I just applied two bits of black electrical tape to the HT, right where the cables rub when the fork is turn sharply. The electrical tape has sat there unnoticed and just fine now for about 4 years. Electrical tape does come in several colors so you have options. I have black, brown and yellow in the cabinet.
Electrical tape is easy to find, cheap to buy and matches most housing colors.
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This, applied using the wet method. Also makes a great keel strip on a composite kayak. Tim
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