Frame Wrap

[PaulSB]

I'm having a new bike built, a Cervelo Caledonia. A friend suggested I might like to get it wrapped. Another friend who works for Trek and has worked for Ribble has offered to do the work.

I'm considering the fully tailored fit for 98% coverage.

Does anyone have real life experience or comments?

 

[oxoman]

I do wrap / cover key area on my bikes with clear helicopter tape, but wouldn't do the complete bike.

 

[Fastpedaller]

Wouldn't a paint be more durable? Any minor gap in the wrap will be a rust trap; water will get in any little gap!

 

[oxoman]

I use it on my bike in his wear areas, chainstays, toptube under my toptube bag. Can't say as ive noticed dirt getting under it tbh.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I'm having a new bike built, a Cervelo Caledonia. A friend suggested I might like to get it wrapped. Another friend who works for Trek and has worked for Ribble has offered to do the work.

I'm considering the fully tailored fit for 98% coverage.

Does anyone have real life experience or comments?

I have several friends with wraps on very posh cars and they look nice until you look very close up.

There can be the occasional wrinkle, small bubble or areas lifting at complex panel intersections.

Would irritate the hell out of me on a bike.

 

[PaulSB]

I have several freinds with wraps on very posh cars and they look nice until you look very close up.

The occasional wrinkle, small bubble or areas lifting at complex panel intersections.

Would irritate the hell out of me on a bike.

Ah ha! This is what would blow my head off. To see it every time I did a close inspection??? ARRRGGGHHHH

 

[Shearwater Missile]

I just cover key areas also but use black insulating tape, of course it depends what colour your bike is. The tape I put along the top of the chain stay in case of chain derailment. The other areas are where brake and gear cables touch or nearly touch the frame. I`d get a good tin of touch up paint for the odd stone chip.

 

[AndyRM]

Wrapping the whole thing makes me think of folk who wrap their sofas in plastic...

I'd go with the advice of just getting wear and tear areas covered, but it's not something I've ever bothered with personally.

 

[Jameshow]

Just wrap it in duck tape....

Job done!🤣

 

[Fastpedaller]

OP, just to be clear ....... Does the frame already have paint? If so, my comments re rust (although rust could still happen) aren't quite as important as they would be if there was no paint (That was probably something I assumed, but is unlikely). The only caveat to that is.... If someone cutting the wrap makes a cut on the paint, the same caution for rust could be true.

 

[ColinJ]

OP, just to be clear ....... Does the frame already have paint? If so, my comments re rust (although rust could still happen) aren't quite as important as they would be if there was no paint (That was probably something I assumed, but is unlikely). The only caveat to that is.... If someone cutting the wrap makes a cut on the paint, the same caution for rust could be true.

I would be very surprised if that is a steel frame!!

 

[Lookrider]

INVISIFRAME wrap on mine from new almost all the bike
No bubbles or rust or peeling
I have black frame gloss/matt
I can still see the parts that are gloss and parts that are matt
I would certainly recommend it

 

[PaulSB]

OP, just to be clear ....... Does the frame already have paint? If so, my comments re rust (although rust could still happen) aren't quite as important as they would be if there was no paint (That was probably something I assumed, but is unlikely). The only caveat to that is.... If someone cutting the wrap makes a cut on the paint, the same caution for rust could be true.

Yes, the frame, carbon, is painted. Don't worry, I'd appreciated your possible confusion.

 

[Fastpedaller]

Yes, the frame, carbon, is painted. Don't worry, I'd appreciated your possible confusion.

Ha Ha - I'm not familiar with the recent brand products..... I ride a Spa Tourer and On-One Pompino, so I'm more familiar with steel

 

[Chief Broom]

As been said tape the wear n tear areas but otherwise its just delaying the demise of something new and shiny Whether its a new car, bike or a fishing rod it'll be scrap one day....thats my outlook but each to there own of course. Last motorcycle i owned was treated to lavish care....cleaned every ride, best synthetic oil changes every 4 k, always looked immaculate, wrote it off...might as well have done the oil changes with used chip fat
I will always look after any bike i own but wont go overboard with it