[Electric_City]

Hey, while doing my annual overhaul on the Wilson I took the wrapped tube off the stays and remembered you guys talking about how heavy it was. With the tube in one hand and the CS in the other, I wondered if the tube would fit over the CS. It did. Perfectly. The talc powder helped it slide on. Not too tight, but not lose enough that it should slip on its own. Do you think it's thick enough? It's a regular XC tube.

 

[Electric_City]

Ps, I wanna hang this on my wall. Any ideas what a new carbon swingarm for a 650 would cost?

 

[Jm_]

View attachment 124267 Do you think it's thick enough? It's a regular XC tube.

With a conventional derailleur? No, the chain slap will bang right through that. With a clutch derailleur? Probably ok.

 

[canadmos]

A few layers of tube on my bikes usually lasts at least a season. One layer? Might be iffy...

My heals are what really tear up the tube.

 

[Electric_City]

Clutch derailleur.

 

[jstuhlman]

i am a big fan of the loop side of velcro. it's been on my uzzi for years. never worn through it.

 

[Kevin]

I use this 3M rubber mastic tape. Light and tough.

 

[StiHacka]

I use this 3M rubber mastic tape. Light and tough.

 

[4130biker]

Ps, I wanna hang this on my wall. Any ideas what a new carbon swingarm for a 650 would cost? View attachment 124268

How about a thin piece of plexi glass, taped over that with clear packing tape? Ghetto, but would protect and keep it visible until you need to retire it...

 

[Electric_City]

I use this 3M rubber mastic tape. Light and tough.

Is this stuff flexible? Ie. The chain guards that came with my Sunday had tape on the back, but when it bent 90* around the stay the thing popped back off cause it was too stiff. Also, will it go over the welds and adhere?

 

[6thElement]

Is this stuff flexible? Ie. The chain guards that came with my Sunday had tape on the back, but when it bent 90* around the stay the thing popped back off cause it was too stiff. Also, will it go over the welds and adhere?

3M tape works great.

 

[Kevin]

Its bends and stick over and on everything so far in my experience.
And its not that expensive so you can take it off and put a new layer when its worn off...

 

[Jm_]

Just let the chain bang into it and then warranty it. If it was a problem, they would have put something there.

 

[troy]

Heat shrinkable tubing.

http://ridemonkey.bikemag.com/threads/ghetto-chainstay-protector-diy.277106/

 

[4130biker]

Did anyone suggest baby seal pelts yet? Super quiet!

 

[SkullCrack]

 

[cecil]

Is this stuff flexible? Ie. The chain guards that came with my Sunday had tape on the back, but when it bent 90* around the stay the thing popped back off cause it was too stiff. Also, will it go over the welds and adhere?

3m tape 4 years old still going strong I zip tied the ends but they fell off eventually

 

[Udi]

My setup for this season, a mix of adhesive velcro (loop side) and 3M 2228 mastic. I prefer the velcro because it is lighter and comes off cleaner than the 2228, but the 2228 has better noise damping properties for heavy hit areas.

I recommend using a few temporary wraps of cheap white paper masking tape left on for 24h (just a single wrap every 6-8cm) to allow the adhesive on the velcro or 2228 to achieve full cure strength. This helps long term adhesion on curved surfaces. Also clean the surface with pure IPA first.

The most important thing though - use genuine products. Use velcro-branded velcro, and 3M brand mastic tape - the adhesive on cheaper or counterfeit stuff is almost always inferior.