Is helicopter tape easy to remove after months or years on a frame? I’ve used other types of tape for frame protection but after a few months the layers coalesce into a solid lump and the tape is very hard to remove.
I’d like to find a tape that protects the paint and remains securely in place but that, after a few months, is still easy to peel off. Does helicopter tape fit this bill? [I’ve devised a QR system to switch the 1999 gofast between the main Phil Dingle wheel and SA 2-speed fixed IGH wheels using a strongly indexed BES, a suitable length of cable + housing, plastic “spring” housing clips, and an old chainstay derailleur cable housing stop clamped to the top of the right seatstay. It’s for the last that I’d like a sturdy but easy-to-remove protective tape. This avoids having to clamp both the 1" OEM top tube quadrant shifter and cable roller to 1 1/8” frame tubes, which can be done but it’s finicky.] On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM Kim H. <[email protected]> wrote: > @Leah, > > As mentioned from Piaw Na using helicopter tape to protect your frame > set, I second this. I have purchased a 30ft roll of this tape a couple of > times. There is enough to cover your whole bicycle with some left over for > those areas that you may have forgotten. I highly recommend it. The tape > will not pull off the decals on your bike. I purchased it through AMAZON: > > > https://www.amazon.com/ISC-Racers-Tape-HT2308-Helicopter-OG/dp/B000O65W9Y/ref=sr_1_6?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.buPLsr2A8kh-Z7-LkH5V-7V73ci-XePAKKiJp09d30HjiyKhljNdUz_Px5zrCLLlmLyGlhLcfAQeOhFIcmBYOAenJ0OCNwR9LH5hPtHN2PqauT_2UgKUcES8RhF_Ih5R7akLSWeMWAJ_BmaFZ1yNLXUem5W_AawhhW59jPRHcNc9jKGmUmnmfQv7ho_ppe3nLV8N_h6NICTV3g2QBzaBx875nc-qRPY3yyPY4FrUh8M.pHNjEpAjru8kRd9aIqnyEFhTWagYpGbaxZZfbWbP0nU&dib_tag=se&keywords=helicopter+tape&qid=1742529398&sr=8-6 > > Kim Hetzel. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvX-Rxo_k1eFyM7Lcm72LOG3s-de%3DExgOUYhHdAbf9Gdg%40mail.gmail.com.
