Joined: Sep 2008
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From: Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Bikes: 48 Automoto, 49 Stallard, 50 Rotrax, 62 Jack Taylor, 67 Atala, 68 Lejeune, 72-74-75 Motobecanes, 73 RIH, 71 Zieleman, 74 Raleigh, 78 Windsor, 83 Messina (Villata), 84 Brazzo (Losa), 85 Davidson, 90 Diamondback, 92 Kestrel
We didn't like this stuff because racing bikes didn't have them.
As several others have mentioned, however, spoke protectors aren't a bad idea. I have ruined two expensive derailleurs --a Huret Jubilee and a Campagnolo Rally-- by shifting them into the spokes. I'm not sure exactly why it happened, but both times I was in the middle of a long, full-loaded tour, many miles from nowhere.