"Matt O'Toole" <
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> "Dave Thompson" <
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> > "ajames54T" <
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> > > On Mon, 21 Apr 2003 07:55:48 -0700, Terry Morse <
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> > >
> > > >Yan Seiner wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> I have a carbon fiber frame. My heels strike the
> rear chainstays, and
> > > >> I've started to wear through the paint and layers of
> carbon fiber.
> > > >
> > > >What you need is 3M ScotchCal clear adhesive film, 8
> mil thickness. The
> > > >problem is that it's not available in retail. You need
> to get it from a
> > > >body shop:
> > > >
> > > >
http://www.xpel.com/paint/scotchal.html
> > >
> > >
> > > There was a product available at ski shops called "ski
> saver"
> > > tape ... which sounds lots like the above mentioned 3M product...I've used it in the past as a
> > > top-tube and
> chain stay
> > > protector...might be worth a look.
> >
> > 'Ski Saver' is no longer available. I tried calling the
> company, the phone
> > is non-working number.
> >
> > A very similar, if not the same, product is 'Bike Saver'
> tape from Colorado
> > Cyclist:
> >
>
http://www.coloradocyclist.com/common/products/productdispla
> y2.cfm?PRRFNBR=1
> > 2299
> >
> > Maybe a couple of thickness of this stuff on your
> chainstay would do the
> > trick
>
> Very similar, more widely available, and probably cheaper, is plain old polyurethane packing tape.
> It's basically the same thing but thinner. Look for the most expensive one at your local OfficeMax
> or U-Haul. That's the thick one, the one you want.
>
> Matt O.
>
A BIG caveat about using packing tape; it's designed to stick! It can pull of some paint on it's
removal. The 'Bike Saver' type tape does not adhere quite so tenaciously and doesn't have the
propensity to try to remove your paintwork.