on 11/17/09 10:04 PM, Earl Grey at earlg...@gmail.com wrote: > I went for the larger Hillborne size that fit me, and find that when I > come to a stop that my thigh rests squarely on the top tube and rear > brake cable, and am worried about eventual paint damage. I saw a photo > of a bike recently that had a plastic sleeve around the exposed brake > cable, and it was a silver-grey that pretty well matched the silver > grey cable housing Rivendell sells. > > Anyone know what this stuff is called and where to get it?
I think you could just use shrink wrap tubing from an electronics supply house or hardware store. I sorta remember that stuff rattles a little (though it was on a all-three-cables-routed-top-tube bike a friend had). I use three sets of 3 rubber doughnuts - one at each end near the ferrule and one in the middle. If you leave each set of three unseparated, they don't migrate as much. I also bought a roll of this stuff some time ago, especially for two bikes I no longer have, one of which had headtube-mounted cable guides. It works, stays stuck and isn't obstrusive, but I'm not sure I'd want to lay it the length of the top tube. I've been told you can find similar product in auto parts stores. http://www.coloradocyclist.com/product/item/BKSVGY4K And...(I know you were waiting for this....) there's always twine and shellac! - Jim -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Your Photos are needed! - http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines "Steel's what you want for a messenger bike. Weight. Big basket up front. Not cardboard with some crazy aramid shit wrapped around it, weighs about as much as a sandwich." -- William Gibson, "Virtual Light" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=.
