Heavy duty double-sided mounting tape in the correct width for the chrome protector might make the future cleanup easy... or just prevent damage from a hard drying cement.
Ben On Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 10:59:18 AM UTC-8 Nick A. wrote: > Patrick - if you have cool chrome chainstay protectors, I say give it a > shot. Worst case is it's a lame cleanup. > > Nick A. > > On Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 1:56:25 PM UTC-5 Kim H. wrote: > >> @Brian, >> >> I thoroughly agree. >> >> Kim Hetzel. >> >> On Sun, Nov 16, 2025, 10:52 AM Brian Turner <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> The helicopter tape (racer’s tape) should be enough protection on its >>> own if you wanted a cleaner look. That stuff is pretty thick as-is. But, I >>> also understand that it’s pretty cool to wrap with bar tape and twine (I do >>> on most of my bikes, but admit that it’s purely aesthetic). >>> >>> Brian >>> Lexington, KY >>> >>> On Nov 16, 2025, at 1:30 PM, Kim H. <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> @Patrick, >>> >>> Regarding chain stay protection, I have personally purchased ISC Racers >>> Tape a.k.a helicopter tape from Amazon and my favorite handlebar tape. >>> >>> I take my handlebar tape and wrap the length of the driveside chainstay. >>> Then cut a piece of the helicopter tape the length of the chain stay and >>> wrap it over the top of the handlebar tape. If any grease or dirt gets into >>> it, it can be easily wiped off multiple times. Thus, one's anxiety is >>> reduced to zero. >>> >>> Kim Hetzel. >>> >>> >>> <1000016329.jpg> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 16, 2025, 7:49 AM Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> It has been so long since I’ve owned a standard road derailleur bike >>>> that I don’t remember if chain slap protectors were normally used on road >>>> bikes. >>>> >>>> My third-hand Roadeo does not have one but I see no chain damage to the >>>> stay; does this mean that, riding on pavement or, at worst, on firm dirt, >>>> that a chain on a 50/34 t ring combination is always high enough not to >>>> bang the paint? >>>> >>>> I do hear the chain slapping the cage on roughish pavement descents, >>>> but again, no sign of chainstay paint damage. >>>> >>>> Should I install one just in case? >>>> >>>> If so, then next question: I’ve got some very old but NOS and rather >>>> nice real chromed metal cs protectors but they are so old that the glue >>>> has >>>> probably dried up. 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