what are these bits supplied with a new bike

[jay clock]

A mate 100+ miles away is assembling a new bike (Spesh Rockhopper) and is relying on me for info. All gone well apart from what look like a couple of bits of sticky tape. What are they as I am pretty good with bike assembly but not got a clue - might just be packing materials, or off-cuts of rim tape?

 

[figbat]

Frame protection? The bottom one looks like a chainstay protector.

 

[jay clock]

Have had a detailed look....the red bit looks like an offcut of rim tape. black bit looks like a bit of strap used to hold something on in the packing. i will ask for better pic

 

[jay clock]

ok, it is actually the same thing photographed from two sides. I definitely think it is a chain stay protector

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Tell him you don’t know and get him to work it out himself?

 

[jay clock]

Tell him you don’t know and get him to work it out himself?

His wife died a month ago so I'm tending to be nice rather nasty at the moment

 

[weareHKR]

Is sticky-backed at all?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

His wife died a month ago so I'm tending to be nice rather nasty at the moment

Thats not being nasty and nothing wrong with saying you don’t know. Condolences to him.

 

[fossyant]

Possibly a chainstay protector ?

 

[itboffin]

Is sticky-backed at all?

it is the red side has 3m so he needs to peel that off the carefully stick it to the chain stay then rub along the length a good few times with his hand to help the glue stick, best to get it Positioned right as they can be a bugger to get off once bonded

 

[ColinJ]

it is the red side has 3m so he needs to peel that off the carefully stick it to the chain stay then rub along the length a good few times with his hand to help the glue stick, best to get it Positioned right as they can be a bugger to get off once bonded

And make sure that the chain stay is clean before doing that!