Helicopter tape...on shoes

johngti
johngti Posts: 2,508
edited May 2016 in Workshop
Anyone ever used the stuff to protect their shoes from damage?

Only reason I ask is that I have a nice white pair of expensive shoes that obviously caught the chain stay yesterday as the top layer of "leather" has been rubbed off. I have the tape already so just wondered if anyone had tried it before I experiment.

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  • arthur_scrimshaw
    arthur_scrimshaw Posts: 2,596
    johngti wrote:
    Anyone ever used the stuff to protect their shoes from damage?

    Only reason I ask is that I have a nice white pair of expensive shoes that obviously caught the chain stay yesterday as the top layer of "leather" has been rubbed off. I have the tape already so just wondered if anyone had tried it before I experiment.

    I would be wary, once you put it on you won't be able to take it off without removing more of the surface finish of the shoe. I wouldn't bother and frankly would be more worried about my chainstays (use it on that), is your cleat alignment correct?
  • johngti
    johngti Posts: 2,508
    Arthur Scrimshaw wrote:
    johngti wrote:
    Anyone ever used the stuff to protect their shoes from damage?

    Only reason I ask is that I have a nice white pair of expensive shoes that obviously caught the chain stay yesterday as the top layer of "leather" has been rubbed off. I have the tape already so just wondered if anyone had tried it before I experiment.

    I would be wary, once you put it on you won't be able to take it off without removing more of the surface finish of the shoe. I wouldn't bother and frankly would be more worried about my chainstays (use it on that), is your cleat alignment correct?

    Good point, hadn't thought of that. Its only on my "winter"/commuting bike it happens on and I think the cleats are ok. No knee pain at least! I have an older pair of shoes with plastic heel protection. I'll just use those for that bike instead.
  • fenix
    fenix Posts: 5,437
    That's why black is the sensible colour for shoes. White will need replacing sooner - which is fine if you want to do that.
    My dark shoes are years old and seem as good as new.
  • johngti
    johngti Posts: 2,508
    Fenix wrote:
    That's why black is the sensible colour for shoes. White will need replacing sooner - which is fine if you want to do that.
    My dark shoes are years old and seem as good as new.

    Yeah but white's faster isn't it.

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