How to prevent light bracket rubbing on handlebar?

AC20030_1
AC20030_1 Posts: 109
edited March 2013 in Workshop
Hi guys. I have recently bought some nice 3T handlebars for my good bike and I am worried that the brackets for my light will rub some of the paint off as it has done on my training bike. It is a Lezyne Power Drive which has a basic plastic band bracket that screws tight. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas or tips on what I could put on the inside of the plastic bracket to stop it rubbing the paint off? Cheers.

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  • chrisaonabike
    chrisaonabike Posts: 1,914
    I use electrical insulating tape on the bars - the bracket goes on over that.

    It's stretchy, sticks without adhering, and it's 60p a roll from Wickes. It's also what I use to protect the frame from Crudguard stay mounts.
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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    I use electrical insulating tape on the bars - the bracket goes on over that.

    It's stretchy, sticks without adhering, and it's 60p a roll from Wickes. It's also what I use to protect the frame from Crudguard stay mounts.

    ^-^ Same as for mine bought the black stuff and it works a treat you'd never know it was on there
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  • Omar Little
    Omar Little Posts: 2,010
    either electrical tape or a bit of inner tube if you dont want any sticky residue on your bars once you remove the tape
  • smidsy
    smidsy Posts: 5,273
    Or helicopter tape if you have that already for frame protection duties.

    Heat with a hairdryer to get it nice an pliable.
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  • Yossie
    Yossie Posts: 2,600
    Yup - insulting tape all the way. Also use it around the seat post to stop the rear light bracket from rubbing. And helmet straps to stop them flapping around. And as rim tape.

    Myriad of uses that stuff and all at next to nothing to buy.
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    I put a couple more turns over the insultation tape for the handlebar tape finishing and mount the lights on there - one on each side. I find the extra give with that amount of tape and bar tape under the light mount gives a more solid mount anyway and obviously cannot mark the bars. Obviously, that assumes you are going conventionally close enough to the stem to have the lights where they don't get in the way.
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  • migrantwing
    migrantwing Posts: 385
    As mentioned above, try electrical tape or a rubber shim/inner tube. I used a fabric plaster when I had a similar problem. Didn't rub the bar and gave a bit more grip of the bracket.
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