little scratches

handon94

Is it just me because i have just had a new giant talon 2 and i keep finding little scratches and it annoys me to much, is this normal to keep getting tiny scratches or is it just me

GHill

It's normal. I like to think of them as battle scars - then you can be proud of them

handon94

lol thats a good way of thinking

stubs

Comes with the sport I am afraid Its New Car Syndrome. You just cant avoid chips and scratches in paint work. You can mask the little scratches by using a good quality colour match wax by the likes of Turtle Wax but that way leads to insanity.

Even powder coated and Anodised frames end up covered in scratches and chips
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Just ignore them and eventually the scratches will disappear amongst all the other scratches your going to pick up.

handon94

ye good point

Northwind

I get infuriated by non-riding damage... Bike falls over in garage or gets loaded badly into a car, frinstance. But proper riding damage is fine, bikes are tools not ornaments right?

Radioactiveman

This is the MTB section not the ROAD section, you did realise didn't you?

handon94

yes i did lol its just annoying when i see a scratch on the bike and it wasnt caused on the trail but the bike is the first proper bike i have had and i love it and i love biking

TowerRider

I thought people used helicopter tape.

nonnac85

+1 for helicopter tape.
Has saved loads of scratches on the downtube of my bike. I often cycle along a track made of loose gravel chips and my bike would look like it had been sandblasted by now without the tape.