drill/tap in frames
The tape is from tesa. It is even an illustration of
a bike on the back side of the case. I also use it for hockey sticks. I would think it one of the best tape rolls in the inventory for the purpose, but actually I don't like sticky tape *at all* on bikes! But for handlebar wrappings and cases such as this I suppose there is no getting "around" it. -- underground experts exiled http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573 |
drill/tap in frames
On 26/07/18 04:19, Emanuel Berg wrote:
AMuzi writes: Today I finally spent some quality time on my own bike again, and I put on the plastic Zefal bottle cage using cloth tape on the down tube and then two galvanized hoose clamps. The bottle cage is designed for screws but the result seemed solid enough. BTW it is an interesting bike. I think it is from the early-mid 80s. A steel frame, it has a Shimano Positron 5 shifter, but the single chainwheel is so big even on a flat surface, the biggest sprocket is the only one feasible to use. But I love it anyway thanks to the 630 wheels and cross levers for the rim brakes. cloth tape holds moisture against the finish; poor choice of material. Against the finish? The paint. -- JS |
drill/tap in frames
On 7/25/2018 11:41 AM, Emanuel Berg wrote:
The tape is from tesa. It is even an illustration of a bike on the back side of the case. I also use it for hockey sticks. I would think it one of the best tape rolls in the inventory for the purpose, but actually I don't like sticky tape *at all* on bikes! But for handlebar wrappings and cases such as this I suppose there is no getting "around" it. Of course there is a way of getting around it. You get around it by using the proper product for the job instead of a kludge with hose clamps that saves a few Euros (or whatever). http://www.zefal.com/en/bottle-cages-thermoplastic/60-gizmo-universal.html https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OS6HKIM http://www.minoura.jp/english/accessory-e/bh95x-e.html https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0030L4LRE |
drill/tap in frames
James writes:
cloth tape holds moisture against the finish; poor choice of material. Against the finish? The paint. OK, well it is possible it holds water more than other kind of tape, I mean, it makes sense. Not that it matters in this case but I'll think of it the next time I do it. BTW there is a new "Gorilla" tape [1] on the market that has an elaborate box/homepage with a gorilla depicted :) But who cares as long as the product itself is good? It seems good to me and has a more shiny touch than the tesa tape. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla_Tape -- underground experts exiled http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573 |
drill/tap in frames
sms writes:
You get around it by using the proper product for the job instead of a kludge with hose clamps that saves a few Euros (or whatever). Well, to me the hose clamp is just another item (like a bolt or penny washer or whatever) and I don't have any feelings associated with/to it whatsoever, and while I care about the looks of a bike, even if I would consider the clamp inelegant such a small item can't do harm to any extent that matters to the whole vehicle! As always, it is just a bike! (or clamp) Much more important is that it sticks, is easy to apply, is solid and do not make an annoying sound. -- underground experts exiled http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573 |
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