ChrisF Posted February 26, 2019 Share What ? Where ? Why ? Your bike may suffer the following three :- stoned kicked up on the trail - protect these areas with VPS or similar ...- clamp marks from your bike rack - I use a cloth for this.- for the normal dust scratches - polish the bike with NAM bike polish. Takes maybe one minute to do this, and the much dont stick to your paint. MUCH easier to clean the bike, and so much less chance of scratches !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipV Posted February 26, 2019 Share What ? Where ? Why ? Your bike may suffer the following three :- stoned kicked up on the trail - protect these areas with VPS or similar ...- clamp marks from your bike rack - I use a cloth for this.- for the normal dust scratches - polish the bike with NAM bike polish. Takes maybe one minute to do this, and the much dont stick to your paint. MUCH easier to clean the bike, and so much less chance of scratches !!It's a downhill bike. They take a lot more beating when shuttling and riding. Mongooser, what bike did you get? I went the school boom contact route with my new frame, but it has already started peeling off. I reckon I'm going the maizeys product route next. For shuttling if ziptied a piece of D-rubber underneath my top tube where the frame rests on the trailer/Bakkie and tapedy black insulation tape onto the fork crowns. ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Gordo Posted February 26, 2019 Share Have you guys seen kydexI would like to get a piece for the lower section of my downtube.Only place i can find is in joberg they sell small pieces, but shipping is alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phatman Posted February 26, 2019 Share Hi all Sure this has been asked to death Bought my first brand new dh bike last nightPics or it didn't happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongooser Posted February 26, 2019 Share It's a downhill bike. They take a lot more beating when shuttling and riding. Mongooser, what bike did you get? I went the school boom contact route with my new frame, but it has already started peeling off. I reckon I'm going the maizeys product route next. For shuttling if ziptied a piece of D-rubber underneath my top tube where the frame rests on the trailer/Bakkie and tapedy black insulation tape onto the fork crowns.got a KTM Aphex,the world Cup spec one The bike already has a vinyl gaurds down the entire bottom tube. Rest looks very exposed tho. Going to make a protective slipons from same stuff as a chainslap gaurd that comes off easily and wraps around main parts of the frame. Rest ill try 3m tape or vps. Ive tried using old tubes around my Forks once or twice. Never tried insulation tape Edited February 26, 2019 by Mongooser PhilipV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Gordo Posted February 26, 2019 Share heat oven to 250 degrees, let Kydex get real floppy, put on some leather gloves, take floppy Kydex and mold it to the frame. The rest was some light filing, rounding edges and drilling/Dremeling a hole for the derailleur cable. Once it's molded, it's practically self-adhering since it wraps inward around the side edges of the downtube. However, I did put a small strip of 3M tape between the bottom bracket and the protector to keep any fore/aft shifting from happening. Give it a shot, it weighs nothing, and I'm fairly certain it'll be worth it! The result is the pic below: https://www.pinkbike.com/forum/listcomments/?threadid=189473&pagenum=417 Edited February 26, 2019 by Eddy Gordo PhilipV, Mongooser, BaltazarMarques and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongooser Posted February 26, 2019 Share Yee I'll get some pics Pics or it didn't happen! Edited February 26, 2019 by Mongooser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizkit031 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Jason from G2G was telling me a while back that one of his customers had a frame wrapped for under R1k. (It was a while ago though)R1400 for the frame and fork now. Grebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizkit031 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Where can I get my hands on some and price?They have branches across the country,head office is in Durban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted February 26, 2019 Share Have you guys seen kydexI would like to get a piece for the lower section of my downtube.Only place i can find is in joberg they sell small pieces, but shipping is alot. Google suggest Maizey Plastics in Bellville : "kydex suppliers cape town" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G e r h a r d Odendaal Posted February 26, 2019 Share Hi all Sure this has been asked to deathBought my first brand new dh bike last night and I want to do every safety measure to protect the frame. Never owned a new bike so I didn't really care about cosmetic damage now I'm to scared to even look at the New bike funny or it might scratch What kind of options are there? All I know about is ams sticker kits but that costs alot. Ive heard of aerosol cans that coat the frame. Any suggestions or adviseThanksTheres a guy in Cape Town that will VPS your frame. Clear protective film. Herman tel: 072765 3008 Mongooser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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