tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post4732235089562504532..comments2024-03-18T10:19:55.782-04:00Comments on The Velo ORANGE Blog: Top Tube ProtectorVelo Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-31981948791939451652016-07-08T09:40:05.737-04:002016-07-08T09:40:05.737-04:00@wickkedywickkedwack- they are in production
http:...@wickkedywickkedwack- they are in production<br />http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/accessories/chainguards-stay-protectors-kickstands/oiltan-sewn-on-top-tube-protector.htmlVeloOrangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814029344407654254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-48720753011633772042016-07-07T17:24:49.468-04:002016-07-07T17:24:49.468-04:00please make it.... that would be awesomeplease make it.... that would be awesomeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05573060834337617897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-77187735951379850552012-05-03T23:16:22.536-04:002012-05-03T23:16:22.536-04:00Hell yes, great idea!Hell yes, great idea!Brettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-48188242460160293972012-04-21T14:08:32.135-04:002012-04-21T14:08:32.135-04:00I just sewed on some elkhide handlebar wraps, and ...I just sewed on some elkhide handlebar wraps, and used the scrap that was left for a 4" strip on my top tube. When taught it's the wrapped the full circumference of the steel top tube. Now I need to be good about aligning my bike to signs and still locking it up properly. So long, BMX style canvas tube!DubArchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08641858747559063711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-69717002842814424462012-04-19T10:58:31.243-04:002012-04-19T10:58:31.243-04:00I wrap a bit of old bike inner tube around my top ...I wrap a bit of old bike inner tube around my top tube and chain lock.<br />Looks a little industrial, but works great and lasts essentially forever.<br />MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-76016653856676918112012-04-11T13:49:08.420-04:002012-04-11T13:49:08.420-04:00At first, I thought yes. But then the local cobble...At first, I thought yes. But then the local cobble cut and sold me some cow hide and heavy duty waxed thread for $5.Chris Preovoloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06026512961528085413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-91796873180588336982012-04-11T08:26:45.208-04:002012-04-11T08:26:45.208-04:00I like the look of the original, too. Not as bulky...I like the look of the original, too. Not as bulky-looking as the big one.<br /><br />BBrentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-67946012192096172432012-04-11T00:51:11.234-04:002012-04-11T00:51:11.234-04:00I solve this problem by having a bike with a terri...I solve this problem by having a bike with a terrible paint job.Clara Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052230207159073516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-47663520384730083522012-04-09T10:15:53.408-04:002012-04-09T10:15:53.408-04:00Sounds like people would buy it, but I think it ma...Sounds like people would buy it, but I think it mars the lines of the bike and looks, well, ridiculous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-45567992215021692012012-04-07T10:46:19.738-04:002012-04-07T10:46:19.738-04:00Greetings,
I carry a one foot section of the...Greetings,<br /><br /> I carry a one foot section of the white tubular styro-foam (packing material to protect bicycle tubes) in my pannier. At the end of my commute, I attach it to the top tube and viola!<br /> <br /> No cost to you and you can recycle that packing material. Sorry, V.O.<br /><br /> Best regardsKilroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-76899458832535564622012-04-07T00:12:08.861-04:002012-04-07T00:12:08.861-04:00Seem a bit long to me. I wouldn't use leather ...Seem a bit long to me. I wouldn't use leather in any case, but I might use a less-expensive version of the Japanese ones, which look as though they're made of silicon rubber.<br /><br />No matter where you attach the lock, the top tube often leans against the pole/meter/rack/etc.<br /><br />Used to use a wrap of inner tube covered with electrician's tape, but the current bike is too pretty for that. Also, it has a chromed frame under the paint, so a scratch is not as big a deal.Richard Risemberghttp://www.bicyclefixation.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-3448801852856418102012-04-06T22:19:07.650-04:002012-04-06T22:19:07.650-04:00definitely make them. I'll buy one. You shoul...definitely make them. I'll buy one. You should offer a black leather option too.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492306101794462276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-48725952302447270802012-04-06T19:00:21.751-04:002012-04-06T19:00:21.751-04:00Yes please, make it with thick hide!I made two but...Yes please, make it with thick hide!I made two but the leather is not very thick. Please let me know so I order one for my bike.<br />Thanks<br />romosh@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-83820426809478186192012-04-05T23:32:05.734-04:002012-04-05T23:32:05.734-04:00Maybe -- I think that for daily commuters and city...Maybe -- I think that for daily commuters and city bikes, when the bike is constantly around sharp and shabby posts and other bikes being jammed in, this is a good option. I have a pad now and, while useful, it's ugly.DubArchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08641858747559063711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-34526951778459240742012-04-05T19:00:34.265-04:002012-04-05T19:00:34.265-04:00it might prevent scratches, but it wont protect ag...it might prevent scratches, but it wont protect against dent's like the original one....<br /><br />i have an early 70s french bike and it has one of these bumpers. it is geared.<br /><br />personally, for a top tube i would be interested in a nice die cut piece of 3M clear protective film. the kind they put on car bumpers.<br /><br />i might be into the leather thing if you offer a set of matching chaps. NOT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-20010610966144237102012-04-05T13:09:19.834-04:002012-04-05T13:09:19.834-04:00I think it does look very good.
In regards to put...I think it does look very good.<br /><br />In regards to putting it under a run of cable, what do you guys think of creating a type of ferrule that would be inserted into road bike style cable guides to transform them into mountain bike style cable stops?<br /><br />I'm looking at you, Polyvalent.Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-12032212512102007702012-04-05T13:05:45.097-04:002012-04-05T13:05:45.097-04:00I myself prefer using foam pipe insulation and a b...I myself prefer using foam pipe insulation and a bit of electrical tape.<br /> <br />But which is a better consumption choice, using the remains of middle eastern dinosaurs or north american elk? Beats me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-6927136810662385022012-04-05T12:39:10.615-04:002012-04-05T12:39:10.615-04:00I say no. We all know that locking to the top tube...I say no. We all know that locking to the top tube makes for the most unstable lean and takes up the most space. Bikes that fall while locked are usually locked to the top tube. Locking to the head tube or seat cluster works much better. Then you'll be covering everything in leather. Of course that brings the dogs. Once one pees on your bike they all have to. Getting an elk hide top tube protector is just gilding the lilly.patrickhttp://patricktheaker.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-34114852828694594022012-04-05T08:39:13.443-04:002012-04-05T08:39:13.443-04:00No. There is nothing wrong with a little rubbing o...No. There is nothing wrong with a little rubbing or even a small chip in the paint of a bicycle. Why go through the trouble of having a nice looking bike and then cover it up with a piece of hide, or synthetic corpse, or whatever. Protecting the top tube from a dent is one thing, but wrapping the entire tube so it "looks good", nope. If you are that vain about it, carry a parking cover with you, or just slow down when parking. Otherwise, repaint the bike after it has been well loved.bicycletorchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16545403512162235268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-79619287487295762682012-04-05T02:48:11.291-04:002012-04-05T02:48:11.291-04:00I think the original one was the best! Classic loo...I think the original one was the best! Classic looking and understated, it got better with age, and didn't shout out "Look at me!", while still attracting the attention of someone who appreciated a good looking piece of leather.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-69140302296554811062012-04-05T00:35:11.888-04:002012-04-05T00:35:11.888-04:00Yes, please.Yes, please.Raiynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008417835955777719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-81914392844948805582012-04-04T23:37:07.651-04:002012-04-04T23:37:07.651-04:00No. I am hard-pressed to see the value of these m...No. I am hard-pressed to see the value of these moisture trappers. How hard is it to take a thing as valuable and fine as a bicycle and not carefully place it when parking? It is one hell of a lot easier to put your bicycle into a position of rest than it is to parallel park a car. Are all of you so stupid and lazy that you need constant cushions for your carelessness?<br /><br />Just kidding. I actually think that every last remaining animal on the planet should die so that we can finally get down to wrapping our stuff in human skin. (Can I get in trouble for this?) All I know is that when I park my bike, (my steel darlin') I don't need no dang buffer. Good Lord.Trailer Park Cyclisthttp://trailerparkcyclist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-88051248820559294862012-04-04T21:40:23.180-04:002012-04-04T21:40:23.180-04:00I use cotton tape and hemp twine for my town bike....I use cotton tape and hemp twine for my town bike.http://www.flickr.com/photos/scoobeerichson/5193956154/scoobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671488870863288875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-48194135438127464142012-04-04T20:46:06.046-04:002012-04-04T20:46:06.046-04:00On my black Polyvalent I use a piece of electrical...On my black Polyvalent I use a piece of electrical tape along the left side of the top tube. Cheap, very lightweight, easy to replace when necessary, and blends in.dwainedibblyhttp://dwainedibblyatgmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-44789938349710628752012-04-04T18:16:07.042-04:002012-04-04T18:16:07.042-04:00I'd buy two!I'd buy two!justinjarboehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274822969087981123noreply@blogger.com