I tried it for the front derailleur clamp once -- didn't work for me. The cable pulling action caused the clamp to slip - whether that was on the clamp / tape interface or the adhesive / frame interface (or both) I'm not totally sure but either way, it was a no go. I'd never considered cloth HB tape idea for that, though (but I'd probably not like looking at it).
The 3M Heli tape is great stuff for bikes -- I cut little pieces to wrap around my bottom bracket shells to keep the occasional chain drop form scratching them -- and I double it in patches around where maybe chain suck will happen. I use it as a chain slap protector, etc ... On Friday, April 14, 2017 at 2:56:35 PM UTC-4, Ash A wrote: > > > I was considering this tape to protect the frame from front derailleur > clamp. > > Or is there a better way to pad the FD clamp? > > > > On Friday, 7 April 2017 02:38:43 UTC-7, Les Lammers wrote: >> >> This was developed for the leading edge of copter blades to prevent >> abrasion from desert sand. It's a TOUGH clear adhesive tape available in >> different widths.You can find it on the auction site. I have it on the 'top >> tube' of my Cheviot and also use it as a chainstay protector. Excellent >> paint protection. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
