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If you ride a mountain bike, you might have noticed that when you hit a large bump or jump the bike off an obstacle, your chain slaps the metal below it and makes unsightly scratches. This instructable uses an old bicycle tube to create a guard to prevent the chain from slapping your precious frame. Instead of buying an expensive "Lizard Skin" guard to prevent this, I made my own from things I already had lying around my house.
This is my First instructable, so please leave comments and let me know how i can improve for the future. :-)
This is my First instructable, so please leave comments and let me know how i can improve for the future. :-)
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Step 1:
Gather Materials!
What you need:
Wire Cutters
Pliers (unless you have very strong hands)
Old bicycle Tube
Utility Knife (i used a box knife) -- Scissors just didn't seem to be able to cut the bicycle tube. :-\
Safety Wire -- i used something around a foot and a half, but this is a flexible amount, use whatever you have lying around
Gather Materials!
What you need:
Wire Cutters
Pliers (unless you have very strong hands)
Old bicycle Tube
Utility Knife (i used a box knife) -- Scissors just didn't seem to be able to cut the bicycle tube. :-\
Safety Wire -- i used something around a foot and a half, but this is a flexible amount, use whatever you have lying around
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however, if you have a carbon fiber bike, this is an excellent idea, because the chain cannot scratch and weaken the frame.
Be sure to use hog ring pliers to install them ... a whole lot easier than regular pliers ( voice of experience).
Hog rings aren't just used for controlling pigs (they used to be clamped into a hog's nostril to connect a lead rope to) but they've also been used for years to fasten seat covers to seat frames in cars and trucks.
Btw, Try tin snips to cut the tube.
BTW: Good job on the instructable itself :-)