Chain stay Protector

Slamdunkin
Slamdunkin Posts: 355
edited November 2009 in MTB buying advice
What size Lizard skin chain stay protector do I need for a 20inch framed Carrera Kraken?

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  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,650
    Jumbo for standard sized allu chainstays. They come up small. Measure around the fattest part of the chainstay, if its 8.5cm or under you ll defo need a jumbo
  • Slamdunkin
    Slamdunkin Posts: 355
    thanks cheese
  • Slamdunkin
    Slamdunkin Posts: 355
    Just measured and it is 9 cm round the chain stay, so what size would that require
  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    Get some of this:

    http://www.biketart.com/products/framewrap
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,650
    Slamdunkin wrote:
    Just measured and it is 9 cm round the chain stay, so what size would that require

    Is it a 'shaped' chainstay or straight, if straight a jumbo will be fine, mine has some crazy hydroformed bends so it was a bit tricky
  • Slamdunkin
    Slamdunkin Posts: 355
    it's square tube...with a curved bit on the inside around the tyre area.
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,650
    Slamdunkin wrote:
    it's square tube...with a curved bit on the inside around the tyre area.

    Jumbo will be fine, super jumbo will swamp it... takes a while to get it on properly but they do stretch..... that bike tape looks like a good alternative though....
  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    The Big Cheese wrote:
    Slamdunkin wrote:
    it's square tube...with a curved bit on the inside around the tyre area.

    Jumbo will be fine, super jumbo will swamp it... takes a while to get it on properly but they do stretch..... that bike tape looks like a good alternative though....

    Its great, i have it on my blur and my malt. Much prefer it to Lizard skins style protectors.
  • Slamdunkin
    Slamdunkin Posts: 355
    Bike tape looks like the best thing to do....But the insanity of vanity is drawing me to the nice brightly coloured lizards.
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,650
    Slamdunkin wrote:
    Bike tape looks like the best thing to do....But the insanity of vanity is drawing me to the nice brightly coloured lizards.

    I know, I just bought an electric blue one to match my frame :oops:
  • Slamdunkin
    Slamdunkin Posts: 355
    The jumbo says it is 85mm wide the circumference of my chain-stay is 90mm, so don't I need the 128mm super jumbo or are the sizes actually wider than stated.
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,650
    Slamdunkin wrote:
    The jumbo says it is 85mm wide the circumference of my chain-stay is 90mm, so don't I need the 128mm super jumbo or are the sizes actually wider than stated.

    Put it this way, my chainstay is 86mm, and it fits great, you could easily stretch it out another 4mm. Otherwise you'll have 38mm excess and it will keep spinning around on your chainstay and encourage shite and grime to get underneath.
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,650
    Another alternative is to buy some colour coordinated roadbar tape and use that...... 8)
  • Slamdunkin
    Slamdunkin Posts: 355
    Jumbo it is then....thanks for you help mate, Much appreciated.
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Halfords have an offer on right now on stnd size, £1 for blue, so guess what colour I got!

    Simon
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • handful
    handful Posts: 920
    Rick Draper wrote:
    Get some of this:

    http://www.biketart.com/products/framewrap

    +1 for frame wrap, much better than a wrap around protector and I think it looks great if you put it on carefully, overlapping evenly. :)
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  • Slamdunkin
    Slamdunkin Posts: 355
    The jumbo arrived and there is now way this will fit, tried stretching it but wont stay shut under that much strain, so need to send it back and exchange for the super jumbo
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,650
    Slamdunkin wrote:
    The jumbo arrived and there is now way this will fit, tried stretching it but wont stay shut under that much strain, so need to send it back and exchange for the super jumbo

    Thats strange. mine is defo 8.5cm and theres room for stretch. If your's is 9cm, unless thay can't guarantee 'exact' sizes...... sorry dude, really though it would fit... :oops:

    I had a super sumbo on my Marin Quake which had a swingarm!!!! :shock:
  • Slamdunkin
    Slamdunkin Posts: 355
    No worries mate....I'm going to try it on sons GT and see if it fits that, the kraken has a square frames on the chain stay part so harder to stretch round the right angles.
  • yoohoo999
    yoohoo999 Posts: 940
    eh? what's wrong with good old innertube? :wink:

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