Originally Posted by
jonwvara
The bare stainless stuff does look cool, I agree, but I never reuse it. I don't like the way it rubs paint down to bare metal so quickly. How do you guys prevent that, or do you just not worry about it?
Use it for the derailer cables only. Anything with chrome ends won't be scuffed up too bad, and you can always stick a loop of the fuzzy side of stick-on Velcro over the contact areas.
-Kurt