minus-squareumt@lemmynsfw.comtoBicycles@lemmy.ca•dirt cheap tuto for chainstay protectorlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoClean the stay and the tube thoroughly before. A small bit of rock or metal dust between the tube/tape and the stay will jiggle back and forth and wear down the material of the stay, creating the potential for a fracture. I also wrap my u-lock this way. linkfedilink
minus-squareumt@lemmynsfw.comtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Is there a series showing how we got rocks to think?linkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThis post from the other day was pretty good http://www.righto.com/2024/07/pentium-standard-cells.html?m=1 linkfedilink
Clean the stay and the tube thoroughly before. A small bit of rock or metal dust between the tube/tape and the stay will jiggle back and forth and wear down the material of the stay, creating the potential for a fracture.
I also wrap my u-lock this way.