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managed to rub/few marks on the uppers on my pikes (just on the crown arch where cable has rubbed), bit annoyed as ive helitaped it pretty much everywhere else 😆
so just after some really minimal black patches that will definitely stick
can anyone recommend any please?
Black electrical tape.
I feel your pain, the paint on the top of the new pikes is ridiculous, you can rub it off with one finger. Couple of rides and then I planned to fit the invisiframe stuff, it didn't even survive one ride and now looks like a bag of crap.
GC - yep pretty piss poor, have you found anything suitable to cover up the rub?
just gonna stick something black on there if i can find something? no point putting heli tape over the top of the rub, may well stop more but it looks crap 🙁
Sticky backed Velcro,loop side-very unobtrusive, hard wearing & sticks well
never thought of that reluctant, used to have that under swingarm underneath that work a treat
Get some black sign vinyl from eBay.
Matt version. Would look better.
I may buy some for GC.
Have used the Lizard Skins carbon-leather patches they're pretty good. Also motorbike shops sell packets of self-adhesive dots and stripes to protect paintwork they're pretty good as well.
Ultimate solution is to put a cable tie around the lower headset cup and then a couple of cable ties through it and around the gear/brake cables to keep them off the fork crown and away from the headtube
Visit your local car wrapping company and get some 3M DiNoc carbon stuff offcuts ... its great for rub patches