I wrap mine in tape of various kinds. Check it often. I think a nice leather would work, or hemp twine & shellacking, heh heh heh...
On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 4:24 PM, Thomas Lynn Skean < thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> wrote: > That sounds like it might help... but maybe not, by itself. > > Some of the problems of mounting have to do with (1) the diameter of > the curves which snug around the stays; no matter how much coating > there is, you have to really careful to avoid the rigid metal pushing > right through it to contact the frame (the Hupe don't flex much there) > and (2) the metal within the coating can have a rough surface, making > (1) more likely and worse than it might be were the surface smooth. > Bending the Hupe's curves to better match your stays' size where they > make contact may help, as might "de-burring" or generally smoothing > the Hupe's metal surface (after which it'd probably be a good idea to > re-coat it as you suggest). > > All speculation, but trying all of this sounds like fun and is on my > list of Things I'd Love To Do But May Never Get Around To. After all, > I'm already in my late 40s. > > Yours, > Thomas Lynn Skean > > On Oct 27, 5:50 pm, jlvota <jlv...@ilstu.edu> wrote: > > You guys probably know this already, but they sell that rubber coating > > stuff at the hardware store to re-coat the handles of hand tools. It > > would probably be perfect to dip the hoop in and give it a second life > > (and possibly double up on in the problematic spots). > > > > On Oct 27, 3:30 pm, Kris Kenow <krisallenke...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hello Adam > > > I have one I just taken off my Trek, > > > The rubber coating is worn off the hooks and has not been too nice to > my seat stays so I would be awillin to part. > > > Trade? SURE... > > > Kris > > > > > > Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:39:50 -0700 > > > > Subject: [RBW] Silver Hupe > > > > From: oceanm...@gmail.com > > > > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > > > > > I know they've been controversial on this list and wonder if anyone > > > > has one they aren't using that they'd like to pass on. I've got some > > > > items to consider trading if you do. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Adam > > > > > > -- > > > > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Bill Gibson Tempe, Arizona, USA -- 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=en.
