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. > > > 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
