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Bike Frame (and fork) Protection?

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  • April 16, 2019 at 12:16 pm #29550
    Huckfinn

    Hi,

    Can anyone advise on a good (value for money) film for protecting an mtb, including Rockshox fork?

    Someone told me about helicopter tape. You can find tons of them on ebay but are they the solution and do they peel the paint off if removed?

     

    Thanks for any feedback!

    H.

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  • May 17, 2019 at 9:03 pm #939969
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    matthewn5

    +1 for helicopter tape. If

    +1 for helicopter tape. If you ever need to get it off, warm it slightly with a hair dryer. Comes off easily without residue. Marvellous stuff.

    May 13, 2019 at 8:56 pm #939967
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    Mikehudson

    I find electricians

    I find electricians insulation tape does a good job. Cheap as chips,flexible and comes in a wide range of colours. 

    May 13, 2019 at 8:56 pm #939965
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    Mikehudson

    I find electricians

    I find electricians insulation tape does a good job. Cheap as chips,flexible and comes in a wide range of colours. 

    May 13, 2019 at 8:55 pm #939963
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    Mikehudson

    I find electricians

    I find electricians insulation tape does a good job. Cheap as chips,flexible and comes in a wide range of colours. 

    May 13, 2019 at 8:55 pm #939961
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    Mikehudson

    I find electricians

    I find electricians insulation tape does a good job. Cheap as chips,flexible and comes in a wide range of colours. 

    May 13, 2019 at 8:54 pm #939959
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    Mikehudson

    I find electricians

    I find electricians insulation tape does a good job. Cheap as chips,flexible and comes in a wide range of colours. 

    April 19, 2019 at 3:02 pm #939957
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    Huckfinn

    You’re right infact.

    You’re right infact.

    Just trying to help protect my wife’s new carbon mtb from, let’s say, light bumps when a “baaw” is not done properly or the accidental dropping of the bike… nothing major really. At the moment I cut strips of inner tubes and wrapped some frame parts with (invisible) sticky velcros. Interesting Mad Maxish kind of look but ….can be improved :–))

    We do quite a look of touring (recently the island of Corsica) and it’s incredible how many people think they can just pick up your bike and move it “out of the way” or simply bump into it and so on!

    April 19, 2019 at 1:59 pm #939955
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    nniff

    realistically, what is it

    realistically, what is it that you are trying to achieve?  Protecting against the predictable is one thing (cable rub, chain slap),  smothering a bike in plastic is something else.  It’s not a good aesthetic really.  

    April 19, 2019 at 8:56 am #939953
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    StraelGuy

    It sticks like shit to a barn

    It sticks like shit to a barn door so no worries there.

    April 19, 2019 at 8:24 am #939951
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    Huckfinn

    Thanks for all the feedback!

    Thanks for all the feedback!

    So copter tape seems fine. Does it stay in place over time (no races on the mtb, only for rifing around and have fun…

    April 18, 2019 at 7:19 am #939949
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    hawkinspeter
    janusz0 wrote:
    hawkinspeter wrote:
    I’ve used helicopter tape (from eBay or Amazon) to protect the frame from cables or velcro straps rubbing. Works a treat and is easy to apply though it helps to have sharp fingernails to remove the backing tape and it peels off easily too without damaging paint (in my experience anyway).

    I don’t think it’d be a good choice for protecting large areas (like shocks) as you’d end up with lots of joins between the bits of tape.

    For cables, these are (expensively) good: https://road.cc/content/review/161017-fibrax-spiral-frame-protectors  They come in various colours, including a comradely red, and I think they look cool, but YMMV.  Their only downside is that they do creep along the cable, so you need to re-align them occasionally.  (Perhaps a smear of silicone sealant would keep them in place?)

    I’ve used a cheap silicone version of those (from fleaBay of course) but as you say, they need attention every now and again.

    April 17, 2019 at 10:34 pm #939947
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    jacknorell

    StraelGuy wrote:

    StraelGuy wrote:

    I’m with the forum squirrel expert on this one, helicopter tape. You don’t have to buy small bits either. If you look around you can find it in widths up to several inches.

    You can find it up to 500mm wide on eBay from experience!

    April 17, 2019 at 9:18 pm #939945
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    janusz0
    hawkinspeter wrote:
    I’ve used helicopter tape (from eBay or Amazon) to protect the frame from cables or velcro straps rubbing. Works a treat and is easy to apply though it helps to have sharp fingernails to remove the backing tape and it peels off easily too without damaging paint (in my experience anyway).

    I don’t think it’d be a good choice for protecting large areas (like shocks) as you’d end up with lots of joins between the bits of tape.

    For cables, these are (expensively) good: https://road.cc/content/review/161017-fibrax-spiral-frame-protectors  They come in various colours, including a comradely red, and I think they look cool, but YMMV.  Their only downside is that they do creep along the cable, so you need to re-align them occasionally.  (Perhaps a smear of silicone sealant would keep them in place?)

    April 17, 2019 at 6:36 pm #939943
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    StraelGuy

    I’m with the forum squirrel

    I’m with the forum squirrel expert on this one, helicopter tape. You don’t have to buy small bits either. If you look around you can find it in widths up to several inches.

    April 16, 2019 at 9:56 pm #939941
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    hawkinspeter

    I’ve used helicopter tape

    I’ve used helicopter tape (from eBay or Amazon) to protect the frame from cables or velcro straps rubbing. Works a treat and is easy to apply though it helps to have sharp fingernails to remove the backing tape and it peels off easily too without damaging paint (in my experience anyway).

    I don’t think it’d be a good choice for protecting large areas (like shocks) as you’d end up with lots of joins between the bits of tape.

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