Rubber Mastic Tape Bike

It consists of an ethylene propylene rubber epr backing coated with an aggressive temperature stable mastic adhesive.

Rubber mastic tape bike.

Traditionally bike racers prefer thin tape 1 to 2mm which offers more direct connection and input response to the bike. It withstands temperatures up to 194 degrees f 90 degrees c. Mastic tape does work pretty well. There is a product info sheet online just like the one 480sparky posted for the mastic tape.

I ve used the rubber tape that has the liner but the liner keeps getting in the way. For preventing chain damage is closed. I used it on a mountain bike to protect the frame from chain slapping and road hazards. It is 130c as in 130 degrees celsius the tape i m referring to is 3m scotch 130c linerless rubber splicing tape.

Scotch tape 2228 is a 65 mil thick premium grade highly conformable tape used to insulate pad and seal bus bar and splice connections. Has 10 to 15 stretch and can be repositioned before final press down using a brayer roller. Once all the rubber has been removed you should end up with just the bare plastic that the rubber was adhered to. You should then power up the part and ensure it still works ok.

Thick soft and easy to apply. The tape is not c130 as in the hercules cargo plane. Wrapped around the chain stays on both the dh bike and xc bike and have lasted for 18 months. Not that i ve ever needed to do that.

Scotch 2228 rubber mastic tape is a conformable self fusing rubber electrical insulating and sealing tape. Give it a final wipe with a clean cloth and you re done. Use a clean section of the cloth each time. You can find most leather and cork bar tapes as well as.

Scotch rubber mastic tape 2228 insulates and seals electrical connections rated up to 1 000 volts. Tends to come in a nice long roll too so you can always redo it if you make an arse of it the first time.