• Hiya - Should I be worried about this?

    It's a caadx frame which has had 35mm tyres on it. It still has 1cm clearance at the lefthand chain stay but when it gets muddy it seems to be rubbing a bit, only on that side.

    Is there anything I can do to help this? Or do I need to trade down to a 32mm (which I don't really want to do as I'm using it as a gravel bike)

    Thanks!

  • Should I be worried about this?

    Yes, in the sense that it's a sign of worse things to come if you don't change your ways. Helicopter tape is only a sticking plaster which you'll have to replace frequently. I've gone clear through steel chainstays in my time, so a bit of elastomer film isn't going to be much of an impediment to the abrasion.

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