Should I be worried about Cable rub on my Carbon frame?

Dr S

Is it only a cosmetic issue? How hard is the surface? will it even rub?

Discuss!

Nick

.blitz

Be afraid. A cable rubbed through a 6mm aluminium spacer on one of my bikes

supersonic

Just use a frame patch. Problem solved.

The Big Cheese

supersonic wrote:

Just use a frame patch. Problem solved.

Pace carbon armour patches are good, or just use the clear ones

Anonymous

Or if you want to quickly patch it you can put 3 - 4 layers of electrical black tape on it, thats what i do, because its cheap.

RichMTB

Yes the pace ones are good but I prefer the Lizard skin ones. Like the matt finish, just personal preference though

R1D3R

just let it rub it all off, it'll be even lighter!

26 to Life

The Big Cheese wrote:

supersonic wrote:

Just use a frame patch. Problem solved.

Pace carbon effect armour patches are good, or just use the clear ones

Fixed that for you

Tank-slapper

Cable rub can be bad for all frame materials, not just carbon.

Unarce

except ti

Northwind

It's a shame they can't make bikes out of cable outer. But then, you'd probably come out one day and find it'd fallen over in the garage and rubbed its way through the floor.