Originally Posted by
Nick Bain
my 2010 tarmac came with a metal plate on it, good thing because it also came with sram. One time the bike fell and scratched very deeply into the sram brifter, would not have been as bad on 105. Good thing the frame is much more resilient, Looks like you got away relatively unscathed there evilpaulsate. Perhaps you can get one of the newr plates and stick it on there and be done with it.
Yeah I have seen that. This frames has like an inword taper/crater where as to the new frames have an alloy plate. I think your idea might work and if not after repairing the nick. I will use those nylon or carbon fiber stickers asside from having a chain catcher on this 105 groupo