Period Chainstay protectors

[burrotaxi]

Just wondered if anyone can give any advice on sources for period chainstay protectors. My bikes date from the late seventies and early eighties and having had two frames refinished (1977 and 1984 Argos) and one other that has suffered from chain slap (1980's Rourke) I'm keen to get something period to protect in the first instance and disguise in the second. What was favoured at this time. I did have a nice Gazelle at one time with what appeared to be a chromed type sticker on the chainstay that was very thin and would fit the bill. Anyway any advice/guidance appreciated by those in the know.

Cheers

 

[Midlife]

I worked in the mid/late 70's in a bike shop and raced at the time..... the only thing that I recall at the time was a chromed chainstay or chromed rear triangle...

Stickers applied in that area were usually to cover something up.

Shaun

 

[Ian Raleigh]

I've just purchased one of these for my late 80's Pavone !

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200732834546? ... 614wt_1270

These are nice if you have any Campag' stuff on your bike.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-CAMPAGNOL ... 891wt_1037

 

[GrumpyOldMan]

I remember you could get chrome effect chainstay protectors in the 80's that were sort of a cross between the two eBay examples in the post above. They were held on with double sided sticky tape and looked cheap but I suppose they did do the job. Can't remember riding with anyone that actually used them though but I do have a vague recollection of some older club riders having some old inner tube wrapped around the chainstay. No idea how they would have held it on though.

Ian.

 

[mavesyn]

Insulation tape suits any period.......

No,,,, i have had a couple of 70's frames with the chrome effect jobbie, i've also seen quite a few leather one's ....

 

[Ian Raleigh]

Tried a brown leather protector ! Utter crap it got wet through curled up on the edges and dried out with white lines all over the leather...Ripped off. Binned :twisted:

 

[mattsccm]

My new in '83 Raleigh Competition had/has a black bit of sticky plastic. I seem to think that that was unusual. frames were either chromed or bare. Must admit that I don't remember chips an issue. Perhaps the closer gearing we ran in those days meant less chain slap.

 

[daccordimark]

Not at all retro but I've used two different types, both from Ribble. The "expensive" one called Bike Shield which is truly transparent and if it wasn't for me messing up the installation would be invisible on my MKM. Then the cheap one called System-Ex which isn't transparent and has writing on it. Truly awful but it's only on my modern bike so no great loss.

The good stuff is here:

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... 5000000000

The fact it's invisible means you don't have to fret about it being non-retro, at least that's what I told myself.

Mark.

 

[roadking]

Chainstay Protection.

You can purchase sheets of thin clear vinyl that you can cut to shape, this has no adverse aesthetic effect - you cannot see it - but it protects the paint - and doesn't damage the paint if you remove it.

I've been using this product on chainstays since the 1980s.

Pity there's no library of tips on RB as I have mentioned this some time ago.

Rk.

 

[burrotaxi]

some options

Thanks for the replies, the consensus seems to be then that nothing was really used widely. I shall therefore carefully apply some transparent tape to my two newly refinished bikes and probably plump for something more obtrusive to cover the chips on the other bike.
In the meantime I had found some chrome protectors from a company in the US called Soma but they don't ship outside the US. If a few people had confirmed that these things were popular in the 70's and 80's then I would have made concerted effort to get them but as the view seems to be against I won't bother. Thanks for the feedback as always.