RELoad frame pads
04-08-04 | 04:34 PM
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RELoad frame pads
I was thinking about picking up a REload frame pad for a couple of reasons, namely to protect my toptube from my handlebars and my hands, legs, nuts from snagging on those pesky ties I have to hold my brake cables onto my frame.
Has anybody used one before? Are they effective? Are they another pain-in-the-ass when it comes to additional great you have to worry about getting ripped off when chained up?
Has anybody used one before? Are they effective? Are they another pain-in-the-ass when it comes to additional great you have to worry about getting ripped off when chained up?
04-08-04 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by skitbraviking
I was thinking about picking up a REload frame pad for a couple of reasons, namely to protect my toptube from my handlebars and my hands, legs, nuts from snagging on those pesky ties I have to hold my brake cables onto my frame.
Has anybody used one before? Are they effective? Are they another pain-in-the-ass when it comes to additional great you have to worry about getting ripped off when chained up?
Has anybody used one before? Are they effective? Are they another pain-in-the-ass when it comes to additional great you have to worry about getting ripped off when chained up?
I kinda liked the old padded shoulder rests at the top tube/seat tube joint, though.
04-08-04 | 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by skitbraviking
I was thinking about picking up a REload frame pad for a couple of reasons, namely to protect my toptube from my handlebars and my hands, legs, nuts from snagging on those pesky ties I have to hold my brake cables onto my frame.
Has anybody used one before? Are they effective? Are they another pain-in-the-ass when it comes to additional great you have to worry about getting ripped off when chained up?
Has anybody used one before? Are they effective? Are they another pain-in-the-ass when it comes to additional great you have to worry about getting ripped off when chained up?
04-12-04 | 10:37 AM
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Or you could wrap your frame in popped tubes. Not much protection but it's better than metal...
04-12-04 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by dumpstervegan
Or you could wrap your frame in popped tubes. Not much protection but it's better than metal...
Yea, 165 said he'll show me how. Maybe I'll take him up on that instead.
Thanks all!
04-13-04 | 01:07 AM
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Originally Posted by dumpstervegan
Or you could wrap your frame in popped tubes. Not much protection but it's better than metal...
04-13-04 | 03:30 AM
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i have one on my bike. i can take some pictures for you tomorrow. i like it a lot since i am always carrying my bike on my shoulder and this makes it far more comfortable. it hasn't been ripped off in berkeley yet either. the one thing i remember is the pad being a tight fit for the first week or so on my top tube. after it was worn in, things fit a lot better. while electrical tape may be more messenger cred, having as many messenger bag products and mixing them with other companies is up there too!
04-13-04 | 04:15 AM
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Originally Posted by stinkyonions
i have one on my bike. i can take some pictures for you tomorrow. i like it a lot since i am always carrying my bike on my shoulder and this makes it far more comfortable. it hasn't been ripped off in berkeley yet either. the one thing i remember is the pad being a tight fit for the first week or so on my top tube. after it was worn in, things fit a lot better. while electrical tape may be more messenger cred, having as many messenger bag products and mixing them with other companies is up there too!
Yeah, REload stuff looks good
04-13-04 | 08:57 AM
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I've been thinking about getting a small piece of leather and just lacing it to my toptube since I'm always leaning it against metal street signs and whatnot - so as to prevent the paint from chipping. Just a thought... think it might be kinda classy too.
04-14-04 | 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by riderx
Here's my solution. No one can steal it either since I glued it on with 3M Super77!
NICE!
04-14-04 | 08:13 AM
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There's also this solution (on my SS). Thanks to the boys in KC who slapped this on when they shipped my bike back from the Midwest Singletrack Summit. They call them Carpet Snakes and are made from old Oriental and Antique rugs.
04-14-04 | 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by riderx
There's also this solution (on my SS). Thanks to the boys in KC who slapped this on when they shipped my bike back from the Midwest Singletrack Summit. They call them Carpet Snakes and are made from old Oriental and Antique rugs.
What happens to that when it rains?
04-14-04 | 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by skitbraviking
What happens to that when it rains?
Didn't they teach that like in the 1st grade?
04-14-04 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by William Karsten
Water falls from the sky. Things get wet. Drivers in CA freak out.
Didn't they teach that like in the 1st grade?
Didn't they teach that like in the 1st grade?
They also taught this:
Never smart, always the smart ass.
04-14-04 | 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by William Karsten
Water falls from the sky. Things get wet. Drivers in CA freak out.
Didn't they teach that like in the 1st grade?
Didn't they teach that like in the 1st grade?
04-14-04 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by skitbraviking
They also taught this:
Never smart, always the smart ass.
Never smart, always the smart ass.
(sing it with me)
You don't tug on superman's cape
You don't spit into the wind
You don't pull the mask of the ol' lone ranger
And you don't mess around with Jim
(/sing it with me)
Did they teach you that?
04-14-04 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by robertsdvd
Can we go over that one again? What falls from where? Do things get wet?
04-14-04 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by skitbraviking
I was thinking about picking up a REload frame pad for a couple of reasons, namely to protect my toptube from my handlebars and my hands, legs, nuts from snagging on those pesky ties I have to hold my brake cables onto my frame.
Has anybody used one before? Are they effective? Are they another pain-in-the-ass when it comes to additional great you have to worry about getting ripped off when chained up?
Has anybody used one before? Are they effective? Are they another pain-in-the-ass when it comes to additional great you have to worry about getting ripped off when chained up?
I'd be much appreciative...