what are the cool kids doing for chainstay protection these days?

[stewie911]

BeegMig, I'll post some photo's when I replace mine

[eggsovereasywithteandtoast]

Sorry Johan, you don't qualify: this thread is directed at kids.

[CAAD4]

Tube sounds all enviro and beans and lentils and all, until you take off the tatty tube after 6 months and see that your carbon chainstay has been nicely corroded or faded by trapped in mud, sewerage and all other k@k. Then you won't feel so cool Awe' There was a thread about this a few years ago. If you want to feel good about recycling old tubes, use them on your bike rack or make ketties from them to persuade rogue animals or taxis to stay way from you and your property.

[brad890]

well i've been using tennis racket overgrips (gips without the sticky stuff on the back), and they seem to last pretty well have been riding mine for about 4 months now no problem, and the added bonus is you can choose what ever colour you want to match your bike lol if you've colour codede your bike. and at about R15 from mr price sport not a bad solution even if you have to change it every 5 or so months. just a note start wrapping it from the back towards to front of your bike that should keep the dirt out better than if you do it from the other side

Edited October 23, 2010 by brad890

[Johan Bornman]

Tube sounds all enviro and beans and lentils and all, until you take off the tatty tube after 6 months and see that your carbon chainstay has been nicely corroded or faded by trapped in mud, sewerage and all other k@k. Then you won't feel so cool Awe' There was a thread about this a few years ago. If you want to feel good about recycling old tubes, use them on your bike rack or make ketties from them to persuade rogue animals or taxis to stay way from you and your property.

 

The OP spoke about cool people, not people with carbon bikes. My (alu( bike gets a new tube on the chainstay every four years or so....one can't be too liberal with the stuff, it costs money you know. No corrosion, no drama.

 

Sorry, no photies. I'm 10 000kms from my bike at the moment. The trick for tucking the last bit under is to put a screwdriver in there for the last 3 turns. Keep it at an angle and wrap tightly, then tuck in and pull the screwdriver out. Job done. Massive savings on cable ties.

[CAAD4]

Hey JB jy dink jy's cooler as Ekke...want jy ry n staal fiets en myne is helfde carbon, AWE'

[nacho!]

...jou stel slicks sneak saggies soos 'n vampier, my knobbies eet grond soos 'n f***n mal dier!

[Shebeen]

Ag nee wat, I thought we had JB there-elegant solution

[Gerhardc]

WELL SAID JOHAN :D :thumbup:

[Caerus]

I have both an old piece of tube AND a el cheapo thing from Sportsman (Says Velo on it and cost a paltry R50). I use both as the tube absorbs some noise and the sock thing looks better and you can just take it off and clean it. That el cheapo sock has done a good few thousand k's and is still fine!

 

 

Im with you on this one, old tube & a "sock" over it. Best of both worlds

[chris_w_65]

http://www.innovativesports.com/Pages/wraptor.html

[nacho!]

I use self vulcanizing tape, the black rubber tape mostly used for electrical connections, when the tape is wrapped it fuses together and works really well plus it's got no sticky stuff.

 

http://image.fourwheeler.com/f/techarticles/9570696+w200/p39044_image_large.jpg

[Palaeodom]

Just go for the old tube. Its quiet and simple, the expense in cable ties is unlikely to break the bank even better if you know Johan's super double ended tuck method and its free. Just take it off every few weeks, or put a layer of cling film around the chainstay under the tube to stop the grit getting to the frame.

[Grebel]

http://www.innovativesports.com/Pages/wraptor.html

 

That looks suspiciously like the plastic coiled stuff you buy at your local electrical wholesaler to wrap together electrical cables...

[chris_w_65]

That looks suspiciously like the plastic coiled stuff you buy at your local electrical wholesaler to wrap together electrical cables...

 

I am pretty sure it is. Rebranded and sold for 50 times the price I expect

[chris_w_65]

so I just finished putting a MTB together, need to put a slap sock on something, are these still 'accepted', or do you have to wrap an old inner tube or some roadie bar tape to have any trail cred?

 

or must you go bareback and deal with chips like the pro's?

 

 

It is like putting sheepskin or Midas covers on your car seats so that when you sell the car the new owner can take them off and enjoy "like new" seats