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Anybody using them? Are they any good? Do they just fall off?


 
Posted : 06/03/2013 4:00 pm
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Only experince I had was a friend who had a couple for his gravity dropper cable.

Are they any good? No

Do they just fall off? Yes


 
Posted : 06/03/2013 4:02 pm
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No, No, yes!

where do you want to route your cable/hose?


 
Posted : 06/03/2013 4:02 pm
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Yes, No and Yes.

Might have been that I used cheapy ones but they were rubbish. I think they would work if you got a good conformity between the shape of the plastic/adhesive and frame tube.... but with todays carbon and hydrophormed goodness that's going to be pretty tough.


 
Posted : 06/03/2013 4:03 pm
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Make sure the fame is super clean, and heat the pad slightly with a hair dryer to get it tacky and make sure you use a bit of tape to secure it overnight....and it'll still fall off at the first sign of damp.

Zip ties were invented for this.


 
Posted : 06/03/2013 4:04 pm
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i tried some - from CRC,

utter crap.

the adhesive patch on the back would lose in a fight against a second-hand post-it note.


 
Posted : 06/03/2013 4:10 pm
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http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/sugru-3

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Posted : 06/03/2013 4:11 pm
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Odd...

I got the (?) M-part ones from CRC - holding my Reverb cable to the top tube with valour, and no sign of budging...
I did use brake cleaner on the frame first, and held them in place for about 30 seconds, and left to 'dry' for 24hrs though...

DrP


 
Posted : 06/03/2013 4:12 pm
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Used the crc ones for years on a variety of frames, they have never come off, clean frame properly as mentioned above


 
Posted : 06/03/2013 4:13 pm
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Had some on for years from crc. No problems.


 
Posted : 06/03/2013 4:21 pm
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Got M-Part ones from CRC, they've been on the underside of my top tube, holding my dropper post cable for the best part of two years, zero issues. I did break one by clamping it in a workstand, but that was entirely my fault.

I degreased thoroughly before fitting.


 
Posted : 06/03/2013 4:43 pm

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