{"id":4172,"date":"2012-04-02T23:48:50","date_gmt":"2012-04-03T03:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/?p=4172"},"modified":"2012-12-22T23:32:56","modified_gmt":"2012-12-23T04:32:56","slug":"scotch-2228-for-chainstay-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2012\/04\/02\/scotch-2228-for-chainstay-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotch 2228 for Chainstay Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Up to this point I’d used an old tube cable-tied on<\/a> for chainstay protection and it has worked out pretty well. Recently I’d been reading about 3M’s Scotch 2228 Rubber Mastic Tape<\/a> for the same purpose, and when doing some spring cleaning on the Titus<\/a> I decided to give it a go.<\/p>\n

At $5.57\/roll (1″ wide x 4′ long, found at Lowes<\/a>) it wasn’t as cheap as a tube, but like the UHMW tape<\/a> it’s far less than a specific commercial solution<\/a> and looks much better. The tape comes on a paper-backed roll and sticks nicely to the frame like other materials, but the magic happens when the tape is laid on itself: it fuses together and becomes essentially a solid piece of rubber. This means that it cannot be removed once applied and one must get the initial installation right, but I found that peeling the tape off the backing just as it was wrapped worked nicely, tearing away the resulting strip of paper as it got too long.<\/p>\n

After application the surface of the tape is very slightly tacky after application meaning that dust and lint readily sticks to it, but a quick wipe-down with glass cleaner removed this and seemed to seal the surface. I suspect that within a couple weeks it’ll be more similar to a rubber tube. The directions on the box recommend overwrapping it with electrical tape, but for bicycle uses I don’t think this’ll be necessary. To ensure that it was well stuck and fused I spent some time squeezing it snug against itself, and while doing this it only seemed to bind better.<\/p>\n

The tape is to be stretched when installed, but with a base thickness of 1.65mm when half-lapped it builds up fairly quickly, ending up thicker than the wrapped tube I’d previously used<\/a>. The one roll perfectly fit the chainstay, and I ended up finishing unrolling it just as I got near the end, so with a little bit of stretching it wrapped around and seated nicely. Here<\/a> is another view of how it came out. There is another 3M \/ Scotch product, 2229<\/a> which is the same material but 3.2mm thick, but I think it’d be overkill for this application. Building up to 5-6mm of rubber (once stretched) will possibly contribute to clearance issues.<\/p>\n

Time will tell if it holds up as nicely as cable-tied tube, but thus far I’m happy with this choice. It matches the frame nicely, is thicker than a tube, installed reasonably easily, was affordably priced, and was available locally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Up to this point I’d used an old tube cable-tied on for chainstay protection and it has worked out pretty well. Recently I’d been reading…<\/p>\n

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