Originally Posted by mstateglfr

I have the clear patches on a couple bikes- they work fine. I actually have the patches and some spiral rubber protectors on two of my bikes. The spiral rubber stays in place for a few months and I move it back into place when I happen to see it dropped. Really, this only happens on my gravel bike and I assume its due to vibration.

One of my road bikes has crossed cables, as mentioned earlier in this thread. It keeps the cables off the frame without any protectors and shifts fine. Its on a 2x11 drivetrain and there is no issue.


These are the spiral protectors.


I have used these and they are on a couple of family bikes right now- they work fine. Jagwire, SRAM, and generic Amazon/Ebay brands sell em.