{"id":2238,"date":"2009-12-29T01:04:39","date_gmt":"2009-12-29T06:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/?p=2238"},"modified":"2009-12-29T01:06:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-29T06:06:00","slug":"uhmw-tape-applied","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2009\/12\/29\/uhmw-tape-applied\/","title":{"rendered":"UHMW Tape Applied"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today I did a bit more work on my new bike, applying UHMW polyethylene tape<\/a> to various places where cables are observed rubbing the frame. Thus far it seems to have worked pretty well, although I have to place one or two more pieces to deal with cable rub on the fork. I also spent some time today wrapping the chainstay in an old scrubbed-clean tube tube to protect it from (and silence it during) chainslap. Photos of all of this can be seen under the following links:<\/p>\n

· UHMW tape on the left front of the down tube to protect against cable rub.<\/a>
\n· UHMW tape on the seat tube to (hopefully) keep the front derailleur housing from damaging the finish.<\/a>
\n· A thin strip of UHMW tape on the Fox Float RP23 shock just in case the cable hits here.<\/a>
\n· UHMW tape behind the computer wire-wrapped brake line on the fork crown.<\/a>
\n· The drive side chainstay has been wrapped with part of an old tube to both protect it from damage and cut down on chainslap noise.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now that the bike is almost complete (only waiting on a new saddle and stem) I’m becoming anxious to ride it. It’s too bad proper outdoor riding on it won’t happen until spring, when I can be reasonably sure that a bike won’t be stuffed with saltwater after riding around the block. Until then I’ll just keep riding my current bike.<\/p>\n

(No, there are no complete photos of the new bike yet… I’m waiting until it’s wholly fitted out with the proper parts before this happens.)<\/p>\n

Also, I scanned the piece of UHMW tape seen above along with its mate and the seat tube \/ rear derailleur cable piece before applying them so that I could reproduce them easily in the future if needed. These scans, at 1200dpi with false color to aid in cutting, can be found here:
\nDown Tube \/ Front Triangle Template<\/a> · Seat Tube \/ Front Derailleur Housing Template<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today I did a bit more work on my new bike, applying UHMW polyethylene tape to various places where cables are observed rubbing the frame.…<\/p>\n

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