Cheers, Tommo. I use black gaffer tape, though. Cheap as chips. And black goes with everything, doesn't it? 

Electric tape is lighter and comes in colours, gaffer tape is a bit extreme Dan.

How you doing Dan not seen you for a while have to get out some time? i did see you took part in Dalby MTB well done mate looked like a great day out

Tommo goes fast enough without us contributing to his Zipp wheel fund!

Helicopter tape is good, but plain old electric tape (that's what I meant - not gaffer tape) seems to work okay. I've had a strip on my mountain bike for over two years to stop the brake cable rubbing on the frame. I've also got a chainstay protector made out of old innertube, and a computer mount made from a reflector bracket, a wine cork and some more electric tape. Next I'm gonna make some disc wheel covers out of sticky backed plastic and a Weetabix box.

Carl - good to see you on the forum, feller. You've been road racing, I've been time trialling. Sure we'll catch up some time.

Don't forget Tom Boonens special diet plan

Mtn Chainstay's I would use those neoprene style protectors - that's what I've got on mine, due to the noise more than anything.

Road bikes it's OK for that I've got some on both Cannondale & Ribble winter/work bike.

I've done 4000 mile's this year on my Ribble and the tape still looks as good as new, on the C/Dale it's been on longer but not as many miles. You don't need a hairdryer, but it makes it easier if you are going round lots of tube joints/welds etc. Make sure the bike is mega clean with no oily residue.

It just pulls off when you want and leaves no sicky glue behind but it won't peel off when you don't want it to either. ( No jet washing at mm's away though)

Thickness is thick enough - tested at 100mph with a grit blaster. 1000's of eBayers can't be wrong all +ve's and no -ve's.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayI…..:MESELX:IT

This is the update link if you want some.

I'm glad you like the tape - the only thing wrong with it is that it lasts way too long for repeat buyers.

Tom bought 2mts worth of tape today (or at least someone called Mary Stockhill from Scarborough has)

Knows a good deal when he's see's it. Less than 24hrs to think about.

Guessed that.

cheers for dropping it off tommo.

Eastfield -The Bronx?     Steady on! 

still sledge down the dell when it snows, never grow out of that

was that near the caves?