Post your chainstay guard.
11-29-05, 11:11 PM
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Sorry, no picts, but my two favorites are: old Schwinn 10-speed handlebar tape (many retro-cool colors) and gaffer's tape (black, kinda like hockey stick tape or duct tape - very tough). Anything homemade and innovative is cool. Boughten chainstay guards are one of those insidious things that the bicycle chachka-makers foist off on the unsuspecting "gotta look propper" crowd to get them used to parting with money for things easily made themselves.
11-30-05, 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by dminor
Boughten chainstay guards are one of those insidious things that the bicycle chachka-makers foist off on the unsuspecting "gotta look propper" crowd to get them used to parting with money for things easily made themselves.
Yah wanna know what any chain stay protector has in common, whether it be homemade or bought. It protects your chainstay.
SO what if costs money, some people don't care if it's homemade or not.
What's next; PVC pipe forks.
i happen to like my Lizard Skin alot more than the used tube i had, thank you very much. It was a blown tube wrapped in electrical tape with two zip ties on the ends and it worked great. but, i happen to like my lizard skin 10 times better. For one i like it more (preference), two it's a million times easier to remove (snip the zip ties, and unvelcro).
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11-30-05, 01:42 AM
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Originally Posted by sS-bEn
Heres mine. It's working good so far...
Section of clear water supply hose slit down one side and secured with zip ties. Used on my trail bike. Cost ~ $1.50 for the hose. I reused some zip ties that had been used by the manufacturer to pack new bikes that I had assembled at the shop.
Section of used Specialized Armadillo Road tire with beads removed and attached with zip ties. Used on my commuter bike. Cost $0. Zip ties were obtained in same manner as above.
Originally Posted by Blazinall91
S i happen to like my Lizard Skin alot more than the used tube i had, thank you very much. It was a blown tube wrapped in electrical tape with two zip ties on the ends and it worked great. but, i happen to like my lizard skin 10 times better. For one i like it more (preference), two it's a million times easier to remove (snip the zip ties, and unvelcro).
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11-30-05, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Raiyn
I see you took a page out of my book
I saw the water supply hose at my local warehouse. I think it was $2 a metre.
12-08-05, 06:34 PM
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Actually this are my Favorite chainstay guards, I use the material from the "Mister Tuffy" whatever useless tyre strips, but they make for the best Chain guard material since the are flexible strechable (some of them,,, the ones I like at least) and super dupper resistent to cuts and abrations...
plus you get sufficient material for two bikes for every tyre strip..
here is on my Chalelon
and here is the protector On my little balfa
Here the two bikes after a nice day of riding
plus you get sufficient material for two bikes for every tyre strip..
here is on my Chalelon
and here is the protector On my little balfa
Here the two bikes after a nice day of riding
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12-08-05, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by shane45
No need for a pic. Visualize electrical tape, and you've got it.
