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August 10, 2013 at 07:51 #121443
I have some paint and graphics worn off from chain slap I need to sand and paint the area but do they make good chain protectors or should I just wrap a tube around the frame like most people do is there any material that would damage the chain?
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August 10, 2013 at 10:47 #121444
You can buy ultra-cheap chain guards on ebay that wrap around the chainstay and fasten via Velcro. I have one on my Yukon but on my other bike, I just wrapped a piece of tube and fastened it with some zip ties. Both do the job just fine.
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August 10, 2013 at 11:05 #121445
Thanks
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August 11, 2013 at 06:14 #121447
Go the hardware store and ask for rubber mastic or insulated electrical tape, that’s the ticket.
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August 11, 2013 at 18:40 #121448
Best of all go support your LBS and spend $10 on a chainstay protector along these lines. (I prefer the velcroed neoprene.)
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August 11, 2013 at 20:35 #121449
I use an old piece of garden hose and a few zip-ties. Works great. After awhile lizardskins and even tubes can get tore up. I can use the same section of garden hose the entire season.
If you are one of those "crazy gram counting people," lizardskins makes a carbon fiber protector that works well.
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August 13, 2013 at 16:58 #121450
Lizard skins all the way. Second season on both of mine.
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August 18, 2013 at 18:31 #121452
Spend the $10 on Lizardskin chainstay protector. If your bike is a junker, you don’t care what the chainstay looks like so I assume you care about the appearance of the frame. Lizardskins have a tough fabric cover over something cushiony plus velcro the whole length – it never moves. If I could just find something as good to protect the rest of the bike from those jumping rocks!
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August 19, 2013 at 04:28 #121453
I use an old tube wrapped around and taped on the ends. Had the same one for 2+yrs now.
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August 19, 2013 at 10:36 #121454"dgaddis" wrote
I use an old tube wrapped around and taped on the ends. Had the same one for 2+yrs now.
I do this, but zip tie it instead of the tape.
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August 20, 2013 at 06:05 #121455
I did the same thing tube wrapped with zip ties on a low budget and bike is well broken in maybe get skins when I can one day get a new bike
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August 20, 2013 at 14:08 #121456"rade8u2" wrote
Lizard skins all the way. Second season on both of mine.
+1 on Lizard Skins!! Just make sure that you get the correct sized one. I bought the "Lizard Skins Super Jumbo Chainstay Protector". Perfect fit on my MTB… @ $8.10 on Amazon, you can’t go wrong for that price.
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November 17, 2013 at 15:54 #121457
Have used both Lizard skins and a tube, and find an old tube to be the cheapest and best option. Lizard skins look great until they get torn up. Tubes seem to be more hard wearing.
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November 17, 2013 at 20:15 #121458
Yep I touched up the paint and wrapped a tube with zip ties works great
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June 20, 2014 at 06:59 #121460
Picked it up for $10 at Lowes yesterday. Goinng ot find out how well it works today. I didn’t really care for the lizard skin too much.
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June 20, 2014 at 07:52 #121461
^ Best stuff right there!
Looks like they changed the name. It used to be called Rubber Mastic Tape
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