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Neoprene and velcro, 3-10 pounds on ebay.
Designed for the job and work perfectly well.
Wrapped around like a tennis racquet grip
Ditto
Slit the tube so it lays flat, i thought smaller better, but i dont think the diameter really matters.
Start behind the cranks end, and put the first turn over itself while stretched, this means no zippy needed that end.
Continue to wrap, 1/2 covering as you go and keep the tube stretched. finish off with 2 small zippies at the mech end. Stretched it glues to itself and is really secure and protects all around.
I'm sure someone out there somewhere has wrapped his entire bike in innertubes.
Leave the valve on for that personal touch 😀 you could even attach one of those valve lights for even greater novelty effect 😀
Are marsh guard really reselling scotch 2228 for 4* the price?
Bunch of ****s.
2228 Tape _ I've tried the velcro and self amagamating tape and they work ok but are ugly by comparison. The less said about the "wrap an inner tube about it" crowd the better but you can stick your ugly bulbous grit depositories up yer wotsit. ;o)
I know you're not keen on the 2228 but until someone develops a slightly more armoured universal fit options that uses the same ludicrous 3M glue, it's by far the best option.
There's a challenge. ;o)
If your bike splits at the chain/seatstay, it might be possible to stretch a (small diameter) inner tube along the chainstay, maybe doubling up for extra padding? No taping or cable ties that way.
Not tried it myself as my Whyte has a nice bonded on one.
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MemberAre marsh guard really reselling scotch 2228 for 4* the price?
Of course- they've had great success selling perfectly normal black cable ties for 4 times the normal price, why would they not expand that business model? The entire business is based on selling the same sort of mini-mudguards that others had been doing for years, and claiming that they're special and "designed for the world cup circuit", with help from their industry mates. Total dicks.
You can also use multiple pieces of 2228 and make a ribbed protector...
Today using 2228 I...
Made a seatpost ring seal and covered the unused ports on my MTB
Filled two thin gaps between armrest stacks on my TT bike to flatten the surface and covered other non-flat surfaces
Made almost invisible cable rub protectors
Made a fork bump stop
Made crank boots for my xtr 9000 set
Made a grip pad for my shifter lever
Received the Druid chainstay protector. Needed to trim a half inch off the cassette end but fits pretty well. Nice and soft too.
The sticky tape that was applied was garbage. It peeled right off so I abandoned that. Multiple solvent wipes, IPA etc and it was still not taking sticky tape so I ended up coating the rear of the guard with superglue then once dry using some 3M exterior mounting tape and heat to stick it on.
Will see if it stays stuck.
After reading this thread a couple of weeks back I ordered two of the chaintamer devices mentioned on page 1. Only used the one fitted to my hard tail so far and its done a great job of reducing chain slap.
Haven’t had a chance to try my full suspension with it fitted yet but it works so well on the hard tail I’m going to order another for my gravel bike.