[Closed] does roadie bar tape work as a chainstay protector?

probably. But then so would the skin of an old person if you really wanted to.

I'd put a layer of inner tube underneath as padding - a chain will probably chip the paint through just bar tape.

old people have pretty poor, thin skin generally

Use a kitten's

A weird idea. What's wrong with an old innertube ziptied onto the frame?

ourmaninthenorth - Member

A weird idea. What's wrong with an old innertube ziptied onto the frame?

Few colour co-ordination possibilities?

and there's more old people available than old innertubes.

And innertubes aren't a drain on public resources.

druidh - spot on mate, ive seen some really cool bar tapes that would look good on my matt black commute mtb 😛