Another solution that list member Kevin Kruger passed on to me is to use the plastic bands that come with modern style cyclocomputers. They are the proper length and width to fit under the water bottle clamps, they don't hurt the finish, and many have a slightly raised lip to help keep the metal band in the proper position.
My LBS keeps the unused ones from computers they install, and are generous enough to give them to customers who ask for them. I recently depleted their stock of them, but I suspect other shops might save these too.
Regards,
John Barry
Mechanicsburg, PA
>
> Jan Heine wrote:
> >
> > For cushioning, I use cloth handlebar tape. It's
> adhesive and easy
> > to cut into strips of the right width.
>
> Cloth handlebar tape once wet will stay wet quite a
> while sandwiched
> between the clamp and the paint... a real moisture
> magnet that will
> accelerate the rusting process. 3M clear vinyl tape
> stuck to the
> inside of the clamps and cage base and trimmed to
> shape once stuck on
> works for me.
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, Southern California
>
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