Chain Stay Protector
02-03-15, 07:26 PM
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Chain Stay Protector
What do you guys do to protect the chain stay from chain slap?
Is there a standard type or brand of protective strip or tape you habitually use? That doesn't get tatty, damage paint, trap moisture, etc?
I'm sure some one sells a leather or carbon fiber protector for $40 . . .
Is there a standard type or brand of protective strip or tape you habitually use? That doesn't get tatty, damage paint, trap moisture, etc?
I'm sure some one sells a leather or carbon fiber protector for $40 . . .
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That's a good question. I hesitate to use anything that is held on with a double-stick tape adhesive. I can well imagine it pulling the paint off the frame when I try to remove it.
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02-03-15, 08:25 PM
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I put a leather one on my Rivendell because it's a Rivendell (or maybe I should have wrapped it in hemp twine?). It wasn't too expensive:
Elkhide Chainstay Protector, Hand Cut
Or you could cut a piece from an older leather coat or backpack from the thrift store and glue it on.
Elkhide Chainstay Protector, Hand Cut
Or you could cut a piece from an older leather coat or backpack from the thrift store and glue it on.
02-03-15, 08:36 PM
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Black vinyl electrical tape or any other color that floats your boat, errr bike.
02-03-15, 08:40 PM
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I always order clear chainstay protectors off ebay.
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Someone suggested in a previous post getting #20 clear vinyl sheet from JoAnn fabrics. I followed that recommendation & for less than ten bucks I've got lifetime supply.
02-03-15, 09:07 PM
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Does the job. I just removed a 3 layer wrap of the stuff from a 4 year old, not well maintained commuter / mtb I bought off CL. Came off nice and no mess or damage to the chainstay decal or paint. Just that it didn't look really cool.
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It depends on how much protection you need. For my road bike, nothing, and yes the chainstay does get a ding once in a while, but not enough to worry about. If I did worry, I'd use helicopter tape, and replace it as needed.
For a mtn or cross bike that sees rough service (and has small chainrings) I split a piece of vinyl tubing, slip it on and use 3 zip ties to keep it home. Not fancy, but works.
For a mtn or cross bike that sees rough service (and has small chainrings) I split a piece of vinyl tubing, slip it on and use 3 zip ties to keep it home. Not fancy, but works.
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02-03-15, 09:13 PM
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02-03-15, 09:22 PM
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I don't wrap, just lay down one strip of 3/4" wide tape. It is the closest thing to the factory or after market vinyl torpedo shaped protectors, but costs next to nothing rather than $3.
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I bought a sheet of "chrome" Mylar with an adhesive back at a sign making shop for another project. But I started using it to cut chain-stay protectors from. It's nice as you can cut it to fit and it wraps well. And it's chrome.
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3M film. It is sold at automotive paint stores as headlight protection tape.
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3M film. It is sold at automotive paint stores as headlight protection tape.
02-03-15, 10:03 PM
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Good idea. At that price just rip and replace as often as you want. With vinyl tape in so many colors, probably even clear, a custom and clean chainstay protector is a no-brainer.
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I could use a few, I tried, 3 then 1 , both times I got the message " order exceeds stock on hand".
Bummer.
There is a guy on eBay from the UK who has similar, the price is tolerable, the shipping is not.
Uses the eBay global package service, only exceeds the item price by 3X...
I have an inquiry to see if he has multiples and would send them in one box... Hoping.
Bummer.
There is a guy on eBay from the UK who has similar, the price is tolerable, the shipping is not.
Uses the eBay global package service, only exceeds the item price by 3X...
I have an inquiry to see if he has multiples and would send them in one box... Hoping.
02-03-15, 10:13 PM
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A cheap DIY one is to cut an old inner tube into a strip ~2 cm wide, then wrap the CS with in, tucking the end under the next-to-last wrap and pulling tight, then cut it off so no excess poking out. Try to hide this under/behind CS and you won't even see it.
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Spokes in their spokeholder, of course.
A nice feature on my Bilenky.
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A nice feature on my Bilenky.
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Hey that's a pretty bike! Steel with a quill stem, brifters and a triple up front - and 3! bottle holders? How tall are you man? 
I need side-release bottle holders on my mtb, and my road bike just barely handles short bottles in regular holders.
I need side-release bottle holders on my mtb, and my road bike just barely handles short bottles in regular holders.
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1-LizardSkin's clear protector. Cheap, easy, nearly invisible.
2-Soma's chrome-look protector. Cheap, easy, pretty.
3-Leftover handlebar wrap. Just kidding.
2-Soma's chrome-look protector. Cheap, easy, pretty.
3-Leftover handlebar wrap. Just kidding.
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Wins my award for totally aesthetic usefulness quality cool.
Spokes in their spokeholder, of course.
A nice feature on my Bilenky.
[IMG]Untitled by gomango1849, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]Untitled by gomango1849, on Flickr[/IMG]
A nice feature on my Bilenky.
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Untitled by gomango1849, on Flickr[/IMG][IMG]
Untitled by gomango1849, on Flickr[/IMG]