Foam pipe cladding needed for protecting the bike

The Kennington Kaiser
The Kennington Kaiser Posts: 406
edited July 2008 in Workshop
Heading off to the pyrenees on Friday for the etape and thought it might be worth getting some of that foam cladding that go on boiler pipes to provide some added protection for the bike in the bag. Any ideas where you can get this stuff from?

Ta.

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  • kilo
    kilo Posts: 174
    Try Wickes B&Q or a plumbers merchants, it's just pipe insulation.
  • andylav
    andylav Posts: 308
    B+Q, Homebase or any similar establishment
  • 4kicks
    4kicks Posts: 549
    If youve got a good relationship with an LBS they normally have this stuff lying around
    Fitter....healthier....more productive.....
  • brucey72
    brucey72 Posts: 1,086
    Any plumb centre .......................cheap as chips
  • Clem
    Clem Posts: 546
    I'll be using the very stuff to get my bike to the Etape!

    Take your rear gear mech off too (you can keep the chain on the main ring with little bits of garden wire) and, if you can, put something where the axle goes.

    You can get threaded metal, not sure what it's normally used for, but cut it to size and fit nuts either side of the drop outs to keep it in place, if you can picture that.
  • Ash_
    Ash_ Posts: 385
    Clem wrote:
    You can get threaded metal, not sure what it's normally used for, but cut it to size and fit nuts either side of the drop outs to keep it in place

    Or a piece of thin plastic pipe (something that won't flex) between the dropouts, held in place with your wheel skewers.

    Better still ask a your LBS for the spacers that come with new frames...

    Don't forget to put some of the foam you're after on your chainrings too. That's a mistake I previously made (although 'luckily' the rings weren't damaged until my return journey).
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Get a roll or two of insulation tape - tape the padding on or you will find that some of it comes off and leaves bits hanging out. Also put the chain on the big ring - then its one less spiky thing to damage your wheels/kit.

    Bubble wrap is pretty good too, but I fill the bag as much as I can with clothes - wrapped in a couple of plastic bags for a bit more padding.
  • weedy1
    weedy1 Posts: 143
    You can get threaded metal, not sure what it's normally used for

    Commonly called 'stud iron' in engineering workshops. You use it for making long bolts for flanges or brackets or 101 other bits and bobs. Just make sure you get the right diameter for the dropouts.
  • GeorgeShaw
    GeorgeShaw Posts: 764
    you can keep the chain on the main ring with little bits of garden wire
    Get a roll or two of insulation tape

    Zip ties. Much easier to handle. Just remember to take some snips with you as well.
  • Clem
    Clem Posts: 546
    Yeah, I did use zip ties as well... all hands to the, er, pump really.

    There are plenty of bikes still in Toulouse (mine and my mate's included) so you just pray there's enough to protect it!
  • JC.152
    JC.152 Posts: 645
    Bike shops have big boxes full of the foam and cardboard you could use, they only get it taken away each week, the'll probably give you what you need

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