London Fixed-gear and Single-speed SJS Cycles

slowstephen · 4th July 2009

kashimax seem a bit expensive, but i have seen a few diy ones on the forum, so maybe some close up pictures of members solutions would be very helpful ! thought this one was simple and good:

!Nhattattack! · 4th July 2009

Is there a request in that post someplace? Say what it is you want!

kam · 4th July 2009

It's not complicated! Bit of bar tape with electrical tape either side. What more are you seeking?

rusty · 4th July 2009

I made mine with a bit of an inner tube. Works wonders. You only need it if you have no tape on your bars or are running cloth tape. Or if you just want it for aesthetic reasons.

hippy · 4th July 2009

I like seeing paint flake off my top tube.

HTFU top tubes.

IRLeo · 4th July 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by rusty

I made mine with a bit of an inner tube. Works wonders. You only need it if you have no tape on your bars or are running cloth tape. Or if you just want it for aesthetic reasons.

i dented my top tube and bars were taped with some nice thick tape

el squire · 4th July 2009

Here's a radical thought, look at the Kashimax TT protector and see how it is made (a strip of metal coated in rubber), then reconstruct.

If I were to do this I would;

Cut one or two strips out of a can (a soup can or similar as it's thicker than a coke can).

Put electrical tape on the frame to protect it from the metal strips and secure the strips with more electrical tape.

Then for aesthetics cover with any excess bar tape like in the picture the OP posted.

It may look bulky but your TT probably won't get dented.

edscoble · 4th July 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by hippy

I like seeing paint flake off my top tube.

HTFU top tubes.

hah, unless chipping the paint is a sure way of destroying your bike, I couldn't care less;

I wonder how it'll look after a year.

slowstephen · 4th July 2009

well it is a request, we have some pretty creative members on this forum and i was interested in what other peoples solution to this was, it wasn't just about stopping paint chipping, two of my bikes have dents in the top tube from crash smacks, traumatic handlebar/top tube interface.

_Zed_ · 4th July 2009

Top tube protectors so 2008...

edscoble · 4th July 2009

Stephen, do you ride without a bartape?

t-4003 · 4th July 2009

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Originally Posted by edscoble

hah, unless chipping the paint is a sure way of destroying your bike, I couldn't care less;

I wonder how it'll look after a year.

ed, what have you been doing to your bike, it's like 2 months old isn't it?

pipwish · 4th July 2009

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Originally Posted by t-4003

ed, what have you been doing to your bike, it's like 2 months old isn't it?

Looks like he stone washed it.

t-4003 · 4th July 2009

ha. stone-wash FTW.

pistolpedro · 4th July 2009

I used a leather velo orange sew on bar grip on my top tube, was a bit small at first (tube was to big in diameter), after soaking it in water and stretching round a pole i managed to get it big enough to go round the top tube then it was sewn on,

Alexander · 4th July 2009

That's my bike in the OP... anyway, it's just as it looks, spare bar tape + electrical tape, job done.

edscoble · 4th July 2009

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Originally Posted by t-4003

ed, what have you been doing to your bike, it's like 2 months old isn't it?

4 months, it been fah-mini-washed.

Crispin Glover · 4th July 2009

Have you been chewing that TT Ed??

edscoble · 4th July 2009

it taste like blood.

Balki · 4th July 2009

TheCrane · 4th July 2009

i cut a strip of inner tube and wrapped it tightly around my TT and then comvered it in a layer of gaffa tape

RPM · 4th July 2009

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Originally Posted by t-4003

ha. stone-wash FTW.

she asked my mate out for a drink, years ago when she was making a record, and he turned her down.

so he says

Donut! · 4th July 2009

I was thinking about this a a good cheap option could be the clear tubing that is used in Aquarium's.
It's nice and thick and is probably available in a wide enough diameter. An inch of tube single cut length ways would allow it to be stretched over the toptube, plus being clear it's quite subtle.

edscoble · 4th July 2009

good point that, not only it would work effectively like those expensive NJS/MOT version, but also being clear won't be visible enough for everyone.

Superprecise · 4th July 2009

The Brooks leather trouser clip makes an excellent top tube protector

Platini · 4th July 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by el squire

Here's a radical thought, look at the Kashimax TT protector and see how it is made (a strip of metal coated in rubber), then reconstruct.

If I were to do this I would;

Cut one or two strips out of a can (a soup can or similar as it's thicker than a coke can).

Put electrical tape on the frame to protect it from the metal strips and secure the strips with more electrical tape.

Then for aesthetics cover with any excess bar tape like in the picture the OP posted.

It may look bulky but your TT probably won't get dented.

It's like Blue fucking Peter here.
Ride your bike. Scratch it. Dent it. Break it. Buy a new one. That's how to get out of a recession...

Donut! · 4th July 2009

I've got 2 Blue Peter badges and both my bikes have dents and scratches . . . do I win a prize?

Platini · 4th July 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donut!

Aquarium's.
nice and thick...

'aquaria'

Donut! · 4th July 2009

Oh stop now! Aquarium's is perfectly good English. x

Library Music · 4th July 2009

for anyone looking for a non DIY full length top tube protector:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=220406782648

under £10 inc. postage to UK, not sure of quality, looks OK though

Platini · 4th July 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donut!

Oh stop now! Aquarium's is perfectly good English. x

Possibly. That apostrophe is very wrong though...

Sammy · 4th July 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donut!

I was thinking about this a a good cheap option could be the clear tubing that is used in Aquarium's.
It's nice and thick and is probably available in a wide enough diameter. An inch of tube single cut length ways would allow it to be stretched over the toptube, plus being clear it's quite subtle.

Just have to take your headtube off in order to stretch it over too!

hellomiles · 4th July 2009

reading fail.

slowstephen · 4th July 2009

'Stephen, do you ride without a bartape?'
yea ! two layers, one of them gell tape.
so ?

slowstephen · 4th July 2009

sammy....tw*t !

edscoble · 4th July 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by slowstephen

'Stephen, do you ride without a bartape?'
yea ! two layers, one of them gell tape.
so ?

oh it just mean you have more than 1 option of protecting your top tube that all.

motoko · 5th July 2009

At the track in Dallas TX it is common to see TT protectors made from wrapping clear tape around and around the tube building up like a 5mm thick wrap.

I was impressed by how good it works if you do it carefully.

Donut! · 5th July 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sammy

Just have to take your headtube off in order to stretch it over too!

Shirley you can't be serious!

Sammy · 5th July 2009

just a hint of sarcasm about an idea which wouldn't work unless you slit the pipe, which you would then have to tape on, which would look shit.

Donut! · 5th July 2009

Have you ever seen the pipe I'm talking about?
With a good clean cut down the pipe, it's thick enough to hold it's shape around the frame without using tape. at the very lease a couple of clear zip ties, so, no, it would look fine.

daccordi · 5th July 2009

I've got a top tube protector made out of a sort of slinky spring thing, its falling to bits now but my top tubes fine

bmx_fred · 5th July 2009

i used a bit of old tyre cut down and secured it by pulling it tight around the tube then glueing it with some glue from a puncture repair kit, that way you don't need to have any tape.

Sammy · 5th July 2009

Yea i've got three aquariums in my house, let me know how it works out

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slowstephen	Top tube protectors kashimax seem a bit expensive, but i have seen a few diy ones on the forum, so maybe some close up pictures of members solutions would be very helpful ! thought this one was simple and good: Attached Thumbnails
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4th July 2009	#2
!Nhattattack!	Is there a request in that post someplace? Say what it is you want!
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4th July 2009	#5
hippy	I like seeing paint flake off my top tube. HTFU top tubes.
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4th July 2009	#7
el squire	Here's a radical thought, look at the Kashimax TT protector and see how it is made (a strip of metal coated in rubber), then reconstruct. If I were to do this I would; Cut one or two strips out of a can (a soup can or similar as it's thicker than a coke can). Put electrical tape on the frame to protect it from the metal strips and secure the strips with more electrical tape. Then for aesthetics cover with any excess bar tape like in the picture the OP posted. It may look bulky but your TT probably won't get dented.
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4th July 2009	#10
_Zed_	Top tube protectors so 2008...
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4th July 2009	#11
edscoble	Stephen, do you ride without a bartape?
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4th July 2009	#15
pistolpedro	I used a leather velo orange sew on bar grip on my top tube, was a bit small at first (tube was to big in diameter), after soaking it in water and stretching round a pole i managed to get it big enough to go round the top tube then it was sewn on,
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4th July 2009	#16
Alexander	That's my bike in the OP... anyway, it's just as it looks, spare bar tape + electrical tape, job done.
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4th July 2009	#18
Crispin Glover	Have you been chewing that TT Ed??
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4th July 2009	#21
TheCrane	i cut a strip of inner tube and wrapped it tightly around my TT and then comvered it in a layer of gaffa tape
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4th July 2009	#23
Donut!	I was thinking about this a a good cheap option could be the clear tubing that is used in Aquarium's. It's nice and thick and is probably available in a wide enough diameter. An inch of tube single cut length ways would allow it to be stretched over the toptube, plus being clear it's quite subtle.
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4th July 2009	#25
Superprecise	The Brooks leather trouser clip makes an excellent top tube protector
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4th July 2009	#30
Library Music	for anyone looking for a non DIY full length top tube protector: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=220406782648 under £10 inc. postage to UK, not sure of quality, looks OK though
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5th July 2009	#37
motoko	At the track in Dallas TX it is common to see TT protectors made from wrapping clear tape around and around the tube building up like a 5mm thick wrap. I was impressed by how good it works if you do it carefully.
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5th July 2009	#39
Sammy	just a hint of sarcasm about an idea which wouldn't work unless you slit the pipe, which you would then have to tape on, which would look shit.
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5th July 2009	#41
daccordi	I've got a top tube protector made out of a sort of slinky spring thing, its falling to bits now but my top tubes fine
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5th July 2009	#42
bmx_fred	i used a bit of old tyre cut down and secured it by pulling it tight around the tube then glueing it with some glue from a puncture repair kit, that way you don't need to have any tape.
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