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diy rim protectors

honeybadger · 2010-01-08 17:33:48

as in the title,,what would be good to use instead of them as i tried getting some in town here today and none of the bike shops or motor factors have any and i dont want to butcher another set of rims again putting on a n ew set of tyres at the weekend cheers:)

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08-01-2010 6:33pm

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honeybadger

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as in the title,,what would be good to use instead of them as i tried getting some in town here today and none of the bike shops or motor factors have any and i dont want to butcher another set of rims again putting on a n ew set of tyres at the weekend cheers:)

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#2 08-01-2010 7:42pm
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Pieces of hose pipe (garden) ..slit open with a stanley...the cheaper the better ,as it'll be harder..;)

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#3 11-01-2010 4:22pm
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Max Headroom wrote: »

Pieces of hose pipe (garden) ..;)

Good idea. I'll use that one!
In the past I've used pieces cut from a plastic oil container.

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