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Old 05-15-07 | 03:00 PM
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From: St. Petersburg, FL

Bikes: 2003 Specialized Rockhopper FSR Comp, 1999 Specialized Hardrock Comp FS, 1971 Schwinn Varsity

Originally Posted by Scorer75
1. Excellent job, thanks for sharing.

2. I've got the tape in hand, just waiting for time to clean the bike properly and apply the tape. What method did yuo use to get what looks like a nice finish on the seatstays? Did you cut the tape the length of the stay and put the seam on the inside?

3. I will be putting tape on the braking surface since I run discs. You can only do this with disc brakes.

4. He covered his dryer because he's really a roadie and his kit was in the dryer after the weekend ride.
  1. You're welcome
  2. I'd suggest using denatured alcohol (same stuff I suggest to clean disc brakes) to clean the areas you want to apply the tape. It will degrease the area and evaporate cleanly. As for the seatstays, I included some detail shots in this post. Take your time (practice with masking tape first then clean afterwards) and the seatstay will help with coverage via it's own taper . Aside from the pieces at the very top of the stay (leftovers) it's all one piece with cut outs for the brake bosses.
  3. Go for it. Every little bit helps.
  4. That is my road bike. (That is until I finish building one)
You start at the top on the outside. Initially I wanted to go from the rack bosses to the drop outs.

Detail of the brake boss cut out. Note how the tape appears to rotate backwards to face the rear. It's actually fairly straight on the leading edge. (Apparently I need to clean the bike again.)

The taper continues gradually to the rear and around the stay.


The red zip ties are there for my rear mounted computer sensor.
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