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My left (rear) foot has rubbed a patch of paint off the rear triangle of my frame. Aesthetically this doesn't bother me but I've just read in MBR that it could wear a hole thru the aluminium! Is this really possible and will heli tape protect it?
Cheers
James
Eventually, if you keep doing it then you [i]could[/i]. You'd have to try very hard, and be bloody unlucky though.
Helicopter tape will help, but that's softer than alu - so you'll wear through that too.
Or slice an inch off your foot
[i]Helicopter tape will help, but that's softer than alu - so you'll wear through that too.[/i]
Yes but when it does wear through you can just replace it - the heli tape not the chainstay 🙂
I had some wear on the chainstay on my commuter, got a chainstay protector made to a custom size to cover it and its been fine for the past year.
Cheers. Hadn't thought of a protector I'll whack a bit of inner tube on to match the other side .