@Patrick, Chose wisely, Grasshopper.
Kim Hetzel. On Sun, Nov 16, 2025, 4:16 PM Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Ben; so I ought to be prepared. It’s now a choice between my NOS > protectors or helicopter tape. > > > On Sun, Nov 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM Ben Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > >> But one principal question remains: what is the likelihood of chainslap >> paint damage? >> >> GMBN Tech had a video showing how even clutched RDs still have some chain >> slap, so yeah it will *eventually* happen. Personally, I put some sort >> of clear "helicopter" style tape on my DS chainstay at minimum. >> >> On Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 12:38:13 PM UTC-8 Kim H. wrote: >> >>> You are more than welcome, Patrick. >>> >>> Kim Hetzel >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM Patrick Moore <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks, Kim. I do have some tape like that you suggest, from Ortlieb, >>>> meant to protect painted or powder coated racks. >>>> >>>> Thanks too to all the other respondents. >>>> >>>> But one principal question remains: what is the likelihood of chainslap >>>> paint damage with an 11-32* and a 50/34 ring set? This if the bike is not >>>> underbiked on rough dirt and is ridden 99/100 on smooth-enough pavement? >>>> >>>> * Soon, God willing, to be switched to a much more reasonable 14-32 >>>> cassette. Aside: *Who* needs a 50/11? That’s 124 gear inches! >>>> >>>> On Sun, Nov 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM 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. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 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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