Ride Wrap or Armour-Ride

[Mike Mac]

Hi 

 

I want to do a wrap on my bike. I previously used Armour Ride and was reasonably happy with the result, however, there were quite a few areas where there were big gaps between the various cuts of protection. 

 

I was wondering if the Ride Wrap would perhaps be cut better and provide better overall protection as they claim 95% coverage. 

 

The advantage of Armour Ride is that they are local and I could get them to fit the wrap, whereas with Ride Wrap I would need to do it myself. Price is pretty comparable.

 

Anyone have experience with these two options? Does Ride Warp have better coverage than Armour Ride?

 

Thank in advance

 

M

 

[JBK]

I used a 3rd company (that specialises in cars but won't mention the name). Appalling job ! Gaps everywhere. Peeling in many places and letting dirt in. Only 3 months old but I'm already having to peel must off it off. Never again.

Edited April 6, 2021 by JBK

[BaGearA]

Invisiframe has the best coverage I've seen so far

 

 

It's made to your frame. Model and size so easy to place and precisely cut

 

 

Expensive AF tho

[PlemPlem]

I previously used the car wrap material VPS on my older bike in 2014. They did a good job with only a few gaps but importantly covered the main areas to be protected such as chain stays, all the major tubes (top, seat, down, head) forks and all around the BB area. The cost then was around R1200.00. Seven years later a few areas look a bit secondhand but underneath the bike still looks brand new when I had the chain tube piece replaced.

I used a different car type material last year on my new bike. They offered a shine and matt finish, was pretty flexible and did a good job except around the head tube, where a bit of head set grease seems to have prevented proper bonding. But that can easily be replaced when I get a chance.

I did have a chain jump off and tried to snag itself between the chain stay and the chainrings but the stuff held up and did not go through to scratch the paint.

The overall weight of the wrap went up only by about 100g and the cost this time around was R2500.

For an expensive bike its a small price to pay and the protection gives you piece of mind for the everyday bumps and scrapes that will happen when handling/ travelling.

I can highly recommend this but get a reputable supplier and watch them when they apply it!

[Mike Mac]

Thanks.

 

Going to give Invisiframe a go as I see they use the Xpel products which has worked well on my car.

 

Lets see how long it takes to get here.

 

M

[Mike Mac]

Just and update.

 

I went with Invisiframe. Ordered online and product arrived a week later. Pretty good IMO.

 

I did have to pay duties and VAT on the purchase so it worked out a bit more than the local alternative.

 

The coverage and cut is much better than the local product. I am really impressed with that aspect. There were one or two areas that needed triming (which could have been due to my error in the placement of the first piece - the gaps are small so any error shows up down the line) but otherwise a really good fit.

 

Took about 6 hours to fit the whole bike. Not difficult, just takes a bit of time.

 

M

[Iwan Kemp]

By chance spotted this now when I replied to the Helmet wrap thread. Here's a lid Armour Ride and Hasie & The Robots did for Garlicki.