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05-01-2022, 12:39 PM #1
Chainstay protection?
I'm building up a few bikes and am realizing that without chainstay protection they are going to look rough quickly. I love the bare metal look - does anybody have any recommendations for clear protectors? Maybe racer tape or similar?
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05-01-2022, 01:04 PM #2Registered User
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you can get clear 3M in 4" wide for 25$ at any autoparts store and cut it to whatever shape you want
Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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05-01-2022, 01:09 PM #3
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05-01-2022, 01:40 PM #4Registered User
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Yeah I wrap entire frames with the 3M, its not as good as ride wrap but it protects the stuff that gets scuffed and its only 25$
AQS applied and left to self level out will also protect but I usually do that on foot wear
like bellows protector on a tele bootLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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05-01-2022, 05:47 PM #5
Any clear protector you put on a chain stay is going to be covered in little tears and lube/dirt detritus halfway through the first ride. It will look worse than if you did nothing.
Mastic tape will work better, but it's hard to make it look super clean.
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05-01-2022, 06:28 PM #6
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05-01-2022, 07:59 PM #7
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05-01-2022, 08:00 PM #8
Mastic - great, thanks!
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05-01-2022, 08:02 PM #9Registered User
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I wrapped my Ti stay with a road tube (cut in half) handlebar style. It looked pretty sharp due to the flat black. I've also done similar with black bar tape (didn't last as long, but easier to work with).
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05-01-2022, 08:17 PM #10
I know it's not clear, but I've tried old tubes, mastic tape, spicing tape, helicopter tape, electrical tape..... nothing lasts longer and works better than this shit. It's fucking bulletproof.
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b00008068/
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05-01-2022, 08:23 PM #11one of those sickos
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I like it: " Chain, you want to hit the stay? Fine, motherfucker--deal with this sandpaper tape, then!"
Take the fight to the chain.Last edited by climberevan; 05-01-2022 at 09:24 PM.
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05-01-2022, 09:26 PM #12
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05-02-2022, 07:46 AM #13Registered User
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It's pricy as fuck, but the VHS Slapper Tape does a really good job of quieting things down and will definitely protect your stay. I put it on instead of the stock chainstay protector after I started peeling that up with my heels, and it's quieter. Unfortunately my heels are peeling it up now too, so probably will just go back to the original protector attached with fresh 3M double sided tape.
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05-02-2022, 08:01 AM #14
For the record: chainstays are *supposed* to look rough.
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05-02-2022, 09:31 AM #15Registered User
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https://www.naturalcycleworks.ca/new...-sharkfin.html
the shimano shark fin was a good way to protect the chain stay and it stopped chainsuck
or the innertube wrap
the last 2 expensive enduro bikes have had custom molded protectionLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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05-02-2022, 10:48 AM #16
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05-02-2022, 11:11 AM #18Registered User
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cheap, so only 4 figures ?
I have no idea if molded pro is cheap or expensive but I've only noticed it on Yeti & SC
guess they want to protect that expensive carbon ?Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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05-02-2022, 11:20 AM #19
I can't think of a modern full suspension mountain bike that doesn't come with molded chainstay protection. They all have it, regardless of whether they're carbon or aluminum.
Aside from protecting the paint and the frame, a good chainstay protector makes the bike sooo much quieter.
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05-02-2022, 11:26 AM #20
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05-02-2022, 11:27 AM #21
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05-02-2022, 12:54 PM #22
using that for a while now on my trail bike chainstays and other contact bits. it is working beautifully.
if using on seatstays, don't go to high up. it'll abraid your calves, depending on how you pedal!Florence Nightingale's Stormtrooper
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05-02-2022, 01:11 PM #23yelgatgab
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