I have a few of those small Blue Lug frame pads. I slide them all the way forward or backward on the top tube until I lock the bike up, then I just slide it over to protect the point of contact. I think this is a good compromise: it allows the bike to shine but still affords some protection when I need it.
Bones On Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at 8:38:49 PM UTC-4 Andrew Letton wrote: > On the two bikes where the bar-end shifters would otherwise contact the > top tube, I use this JandD pump strap to both secure the pump and protect > the TT. > https://www.jandd.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=FPT > > On my commuter which doesn't have the above issue (and doesn't have a pump > under the TT), I wrapped the TT with some bar tape in the two locations > where I commonly lean it to lock it or strap it to a post on the train. > > cheers, > Andrew in Sydney > > On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, 09:31:26 PM GMT+10, Den John <john...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hello, > > What do people do for Riv-ish top tube protection for their bikes? > > Clear stickers like helicopter tape don't seem very Riv-ish, tend to peel > off and look a mess after a while, and possibly aren't the best from an > environmental perspective. > > BMX/mountain bike pads with velcro fixings seem ok but aren't a very good > match aesthetically. I'm using an old MTB pad at the moment. > > I've seen some ready made leather top tube covers but they don't seem to > fit the 31mm diameter tubes on my Atlantis or Clem H. Similarly, Velo > Orange had some elk skin bar tape but again I don't think it would fit. A > home made leather TT cover might work I suppose. > > I've seen some people put shellacked bar tape along all or most of their > TT but that operation looks like a massive PITA IMO and it's not easily > removable once it's been done. > > What I'd really like is a canvas cover made of something like Carradice > waxed cotton duck (it would match my bags at least) but I've not found > anyone who makes something like that. > > Any other ideas? > > Cheers, > Johnny > > > -- > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bdf09b48-1f9c-4d4d-ac49-bec7b1577895n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bdf09b48-1f9c-4d4d-ac49-bec7b1577895n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/728e9a5b-44b9-4f4d-b9ae-0a5f0b032e26n%40googlegroups.com.
