Originally posted by Chuvak
Dexmax,
Are those actually painted like that for a reason? or have they been eaten away by the chain over the years?
Just borrowed the picture...
I have a bike that had the chainstay paint ripped of by the paint! I painted it White and a smoked balck finish... I don't have pics though... Damage to the surface(metal)? yes, a little bit.. I can feel some dents(Cr-Mo frame) after stripping off the paint.. But that was years ago when I didn't use these guards...
The frame I beleive was a GT(or Haro w/ Tange tubing -- it had a triple triangle).. That MTB was an old style ATB, with horizontal toptubes and had shimano Exage 300LX components, and araya rims...
It still runs good, but I don't ride it very often becuase it weighsmore than 35lbs...