With the increasing number of carbon frames flooding the market and the price of these frames coming down most new riders will head straight to a CF frame rather than alloy.

Along with the topic i did called Carbon Care i have decided to add another one that is specific to frame protectors. if you have ot read the first one, i suggest you read it as well

If you don’t know what a frame protector is then i will explain. Its normally a small sticker that is placed on the frame under where the cables would rub. what this sticker does is protect the frame from wear. You might be thinking your carbon frame is safe and strong and no silly little cable is going to damage it. How wrong you are. As you ride more and more the rubbing of the cable will slowly wear a nice groove into your lovely new carbon frame. once it has a small groove the cable will stay in that groove and it will only make it bigger. The protector sticker kit allows you to save the frame from this damage.

There are other products on the market that you could use. one of these uses a rubber outer that you put around the cable where it would come into contact with the frame. It will do the trick just as well as the stickers, but if your looking for a nice clean finish then the clear sticker kit is the way forward.

check out wiggle for some options

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