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Cost is at most a few bucks. Since everyone on Pinkbike is a pro mechanic, strip your bike down to the frame and wrap away. What world do people live in?! Some are improvements but many are preference. But Sam pretty much revolutionised the way we run our bikes and even the style in which we ride. He was the guy that started asking for wider bars and lower stack heights. He is a true talent. He completed the memo before the memo was even a thing. Most of those things came from the industry and were definitely not user generated.

Also mtb tech has been known for a long time to be fast moving and constantly developing. Innovation is risky for mtb manufacturers.

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DarthDonkey Oct 12, at No, we wouldn't. Fair play to you. I was running some pretty wide bars and short stems too, as were a lot of U. JBat Oct 12, at What's the point in this article? Or course they won't all come pre protected! Thus stopping a rider from purchasing another bike or frame, thus reducing overall annual sales because more people will be hanging on to their bikes longer.

And if this happens, bike manufacturers will then increase their prices even more to compensate. Article already mentions that yeti come with wraps in box, but think at how expensive they are already, they've likely already factored this into their pricing as mentioned above. They'll just change BB standard, axle width, reach, wheel size, etc. Ricardo-Sa Oct 12, at Its is very simple - manufactures don't want their bikes to be sold on at high prices, they want them to be a raw bashed as possible so that the next person will look into buying a new bike rather than a used one.

That is the reason why year upon year they change bolt sizes and the whole lot, to put people off fixing and buy new instead. It is all business strategies! This article reminds me of people who bitch and moan that the government should fix all their issues and provide for their needs. I've fitted Invisframe to the last two bikes that I've bought, an Orange Five and Alpine 6, although neither was done for the potential resale value. It's purely down to trying to prolong the finish of the powder coat, as being a UK based rider, I know how the combination of wet, muddy conditions and dirty kit can soon take the shine off of a bike.

That said, when I sold the Five earlier this year, the fact it was Invisiframed wasn't lost on the buyer. The bike has been ridden in all weathers, but was still in great condition. It would be way too time consuming for mass produced frames. Getting the tape on without air bubbles isn't a quick job so it would add massively to the cost. Also, if manufacturers start speccing it out of the box that's going to harm the companies selling it aftermarket.

Personally, I don't bother with it. I put patches on cable contact points if necessary. I don't need the whole frame to be kept in museum condition and also it's a waste of plastic. Ride it like it's stolen and I treat it like a redheaded stepchild. Fukk your protective tape I'll take some lube and some clean rags. It's just a tool for fun not a freaking Bugatti. Weens Oct 12, at Someone selling new bikes isn't too concerned about preserving the resale value of used bikes. Is that really hard to understand? And for that matter, integrating frame wrap in the graphics would defeat the point.

The point being you remove the wrap when it's time to sell, leaving the factory finish in tact - if the wrap was the factory finish, you'd just have to wrap that. Give me an attractive raw finish option with the manufacturer graphics every damn day alu or carbon.

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I would rather save on the weight, enviro impact of paint, and hassle of plastic wrapping the bike. There is a little bit of a learning curve but once you get the hang of it you can wrap a bike in about 1 hour. Then at the end of the season I'll use a razor to cut out and replace sections of the tape that got jacked up from rock strikes. Also if you really want your bike to stay looking like new, buy a black frame. The carbon showing from little rock chips won't be as obvious.

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Blackers Oct 12, at Any chance you could tell me where you buy the stuff please? Blackers : For high impact areas under chainstays, under down tube use Shelter Tape - it's super thick and absorbs some shock. I think this is it: www.

Truth is that bikes depreciate faster than cars, faster than high end smartphones, etc. If you want your bike to look pristine, wrap it. If you're trying to protect resale value They are that far behind other sectors anyhow, all that protection can be built into the top clear-coat if they just used the right product. But hey why bother when suckers just keep shelling out the cash Pinkbike commenters and bike buyers will savage a company that ups the price of their bikes enough to justify frame wrap.

My Evil took about 6 hours of cutting and cleaning, spraying and soaking, and applying tape. Will the already cratering pedal bike non e-bike, pbike? Richard, you should know better than anyone why things don't happen For any company making bikes in any kind of somewhat large volume, changing things up like that isn't an easy task. There are a lot of cogs in that machine.. Like someone else mentioned, more cosmetic related warranty claims if that wrap isn't perfect..

And, yes, an even higher cost to the consumer Much like laying up pieces of carbon fiber takes time, so does wrapping a frame, especially if you want it to look good.. This is a case where with the current way things are going, let the customer decide is probably the best bet But, if you are buying a bike and resale value is a top concern, you're in the wrong gig Bikes depreciate worse than cars and electronics Hey Richard, I usually like your stories a lot but cannot follow your intention with this one.

You have seen the business from the other side yourself. So you should know why some trends cannot be followed that fast and easily. I would say that everyone who thinks that he would do it better should start his own brand or apply for a job in the business. The other way round there is not one bicycle brand that would miss a critical trend which would give them a mayor competitive advantage. Their sales people will hear ideas and complaints from the shops and distributors every day.

If they don't follow then that is for a reason. Second thing I want to comment is your listing of 29ers as a trend coming from the riders. How do you think any rider would have handbuilt a 29er wheel or suspension frame or fork without the availability of rims and tires? First of all Gary Fisher failed to promote the 29er idea some 20 years ago. The for the sole reason to boost sales a number of brands decided to push 29er wheels and provided some weak arguments which have mostly been falsified.

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Yeah and the same lot tried to persuade us that B was superiour to 26". And the pressfit, boost, Have we really been asking for multiple through axle standards or steer tube diameters? Most innovation is driven by sales goals and the resulting marketing campains. I know lots of people who have ridden 1x12 and wholeheartly reject it. So who is making innovation and why? All the best Stefan. Partially agree.

I don't think my 29er is necessarily faster than the 26er that it replaced but it's way more comfortable and because I can run carbon rigids without the wrist pain from smaller wheels it's much lighter too. Do car manufacturers wrap the cars you drive off the lot? A used bike is a used bike and most people will not pay a premium just because the frame is pretty. Someoldfart Oct 12, at I could not care less about scratches and scuffs on my bikes.

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Covering a frame in clear stuff looks like that plastic covered couch at your grannies house. And a chainstay guard to avoid that damage and noise. I tend to keep my bikes a while and old geometry and standard reduce resale way more than any scratches. Not worth it to me. That's ridiculous. I've had three bikes professionally wrapped and nobody noticed until I pointed it out. Major damage wrecked a panel but not the paint so I replaced those panels and everything looks good as new. You said that it looks like your grannies house. Someoldfart Oct 14, at But what do I know, all my grandparents dried before I was born.

Where's the resale argument?