beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
It's a nice safety net if you knock the bike over in the garage or it falls over trailside or whatever. It prevents minor accidents scratching through the clear-coat and making you nervous about the integrity of the carbon over the longer term. Ironically I've gotten more value out of frameskin on several frames from incidents of that type than when the bike has gone cartwheeling down the trail in an off. Never got so much as a scratch when I've done that.
Biggest difference though is a substantial difference to resale value if you like to turn bikes over after a year or two. Everyone says they don't care if a frame's been skinned or not, but try selling a carbon frame with some deep scratches on it and you'll easily see the value a frameskin kit offers.
Biggest difference though is a substantial difference to resale value if you like to turn bikes over after a year or two. Everyone says they don't care if a frame's been skinned or not, but try selling a carbon frame with some deep scratches on it and you'll easily see the value a frameskin kit offers.