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Chainstay Protector

stumpjump

Monkey
Sep 14, 2007
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DC
I wrapped mine in an old tube but it seems my new rig has a decent amount of slap and it already ripped through the tube and I don't want it to damage the brake cables.

What are you guys using?
 

Bicyclist

Turbo Monkey
Apr 4, 2004
10,152
2
SB
You could use road bar tape, velcro, or even truck-bed liner. Those are just some things I've seen on assorted bikes.
 

Total Heckler

Beer and Bike Enthusiast
Apr 28, 2005
8,171
189
Santa Cruz, CA
I am just using lizard skins for now. Looking into something new as well. My foot is actually wearing through them more than anything. Looking for a more durable material.
 

Jason4

Monkey
Aug 27, 2008
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Bellingham
If you have chain slap wearing through your brake cables then you either have an interesting problem or an interesting frame...
 

rayhaan

Monkey
Oct 18, 2007
522
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ireland
I use this stuff called sikaflex, it's like a marine glue type thing, it's really sticky, stays really soft, stays on all season, deadens all the chain slap noise. Although your brake cables shouldn't be on the side of the chainstay...right.
You can cover the rear mech cable housing with rubber tubing as mentioned before, an old camelbak drinking tube does the job pretty good.
 

ohio

The Fresno Kid
Nov 26, 2001
6,649
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SF, CA
I bought this stuff : http://www.framewrap.com/

will see this weekend how it holds out.
Not sure what you paid but it looks like it's just Mastic Tape.

You can get a roll at home depot for about $9. I have some at home, and never thought to use it for this, but I think I'll give it a shot. I've found that you still need to use zipties or electrical tape at the ends fo the wrap when using the stuff for electrical work.

http://www.shop3m.com/80610732911.html?WT.mc_ev=clickthrough&WT.mc_id=shop3m-AtoZ-3M-Scotch-Seal-Mastic-Tape
 

CRoss

Turbo Monkey
Nov 20, 2006
1,329
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The Ranch
Back in College when I had too much time on my hands I would cut a section of old XC tire to fit on the chainstay. I would cover the back of the tire in super glue and place it on the frame, then wrap it in a old tube over night. They held up great and lasted forever. Square chainstays like the one seen in the picture where easy. I did this on several frames from my DH rigs to trials bikes.

You can see the tire on the chainstay in this picture.


Now I do not have as much time on my hands so I just wrap them with thick rubber electrical tape.
 

stumpjump

Monkey
Sep 14, 2007
673
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DC
Thats actually a pretty decent idea. I did mean derailleur cable housing, not break cable. Thats what I get for ridemonkeying at work.

At least I have better ideas than wrapping more tube around now. Tire idea might work nicely since I have plenty of time on my hands, and it would protect the cable like whoa.
 

Bicyclist

Turbo Monkey
Apr 4, 2004
10,152
2
SB
It really sucks that there are only a handful of manufacturers that include chainstay/seatstay protection with the bike. Specialized comes to mind.
 

djamgils

Monkey
Aug 31, 2007
349
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Holland
I used velcro on my bike but after 2 weekends of riding the chain has eaten trough the velcro and is hitting the alu again. Somebody else having the same problem?
 

frango

Turbo Monkey
Jun 13, 2007
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5
I have just seen this transparent PCV foil which is usually used for "door" to refrigerated spaces in massmarkets



It may be 2, 3, 4mm thick and 200 or 300mm wide. You can buy 1m sheet. It costs peanuts. You can cut any shape to the chainstay or/and bottom of the D/T.
There is only one thing I have to find out... how to stick it to the frame. Zip ties would do the trick, but wouldn't look nice.
 

timo12

Chimp
Mar 29, 2008
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I use this stuff called sikaflex, it's like a marine glue type thing, it's really sticky, stays really soft, stays on all season, deadens all the chain slap noise. Although your brake cables shouldn't be on the side of the chainstay...right.
You can cover the rear mech cable housing with rubber tubing as mentioned before, an old camelbak drinking tube does the job pretty good.
there are so many different types of sikaflex.. wich one do you use?!
 

BmxConvert

Monkey
Aug 6, 2007
715
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Longview, Washington
I've found that bar tape is really good making a bike quiet and last a pretty decent amount of time as well.
It comes in all sorts of colors to boot.
If you get creative you can make a really clean transition up the support on the M3/M6 bikes too.


I've got my Foes wrapped in bar tape. The Session10 has innertubes. My Niner uses a combination of an automotive protective film and electrical tape. My Chase has LizardSkins. They all work pretty darn well.

-Kevin
 

MinorThreat

Turbo Monkey
Nov 15, 2005
1,630
41
Nine Mile Falls, WA
The jury is out on my use of road bar tape - maybe because I used cork tape....already poking holes through in 2 weekends of riding.
That's why I like the old Schwinn 10-speed stuff. Slightly stretchy and tough as nails. I snagged a couple rolls out of the bargain bin at the LBS on time.

This was Ikea shelf/drawer-liner:



. . . more rubberized shelf liner (with red electrical tape and zip-ties) - - not quite as elegant:



This is what's going to replace it on the Blindside: 3M reflective tape. We use it on our fire engines. Snagged some scraps from our
fire district mechanic:

 
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rayhaan

Monkey
Oct 18, 2007
522
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ireland
How do you apply it in the frame? I can't imagine... Have you got any pics?

I can get some pics and post them up but once you have the stuff, clean off where you are going to put the sikaflex (i.e.) no oil or anything like that on the frame.

I applied the sikaflex, and then put some washing up liquid on your finger then smooth it out, the more washing up liquid the better, it helps stop it from sticking to your finger and making a mess of it. You can see it on the chainstay in the picture it's a greyish sort of colour.

hope this helps.



 
Apr 4, 2008
53
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Santa Cruz, CA
I bought this stuff : http://www.framewrap.com/

will see this weekend how it holds out.
I bought the frame wrap this off season and used it on both my bikes. So far I love the stuff. It was easy to put on and seems to work well. It also bonds to itself so one of the times I had a rock scrape a hole in the covering (it did its job and protected the frame) and then I just cut another square and pressed it over the hole to patch it. I like this stuff.
 
Jan 4, 2007
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California
Go to home depo or Lowes and pick up some Rubber Splicing tape.
Same thing as the Frame Wrap that is being sold online for a grip n a half.
You can get a roll of that (which will cover at least 2-3 chainstays) for under 3 bucks.
 

Nixxk

Chimp
Jun 11, 2006
21
2
Go to home depo or Lowes and pick up some Rubber Splicing tape.
Same thing as the Frame Wrap that is being sold online for a grip n a half.
You can get a roll of that (which will cover at least 2-3 chainstays) for under 3 bucks.
Yep i just had to buy one roll to see what it was..