Average Guy VS. Ride Wrap 

Great honest vid! DIY slip formula (taken from a pro applying 3M pro film, unavail to the public) is 600ml water, 400ml 70%isopropyl alcohol, 2ml baby shampoo. Or do the math for a smaller batch! It seems ridewrap may be a super wide 3M pro film custom cut by Ridewrap. The 3M scotchguard is available to public but not self healing and not as pliable but still very good. The 3M pro as well as ridewrap is self healing to some extent. I used the scotchguard with great results as I did not want as much coverage as the custom ridewrap offers. Cost me 20$, but if you want full coverage the Ridewrap is a really good price as it is a better coverage and is already cut, which saves a ton of time if you want ultimate coverage. It would be almost impossible for the DIY person to cut precisely like ride wrap does (actually impossible!) in a reasonable amount of time. If I was to fully cover, I'd go the Ridewrap, otherwise I had great success with the 3M. As for some bubles that I had on the top tube...I tried the pin needle poke, then let water out,,,,does not work that well. Then I used a syringe blood draw needle, made a hole like you would enter a vein, so not from the top but along the tube. Remove the needle, water comes out, and push and the rest comes out, no scar visible. I even removed bubble that were tiny this way, just to see what was possible. The syringe needle is the way to go , if you did not see the bubbles while applying the film. To see them better, shine a light along the tube, not from the top. You'll be amazed how much easier it is to see. All in all, faster with Ridewrap, more coverage. Longer with DIY, less coverage, cheaper. Also as on the first chainstay on this video, it seems the wrap will not adhere along tight bends,,,,you just need to massage the middle and remove water, then really go to the edges slowly, back and forth, it seems they do not want to bend, go back to middle, repeat the massage, eventually everything sticks in place , even when you think ''man it's not adhering'', it eventually does. If this helps even one person, great!

I like how you say “vs” because you know it’ll be a battle.

Loved it. What a great idea for content. I suffer from being intimidated by jobs and suffering a lack of confidence.

Average guy VS Red Bull drop.

I certainly appreciate your brutal honesty. I’ve tried to start my ride wrap about 5 times, but honestly super worried about messing it up. Your video has given me the confidence I needed to at least attempt it. Cheers, and keep up the good work!

Thanks for sharing. I’ve been staring at my brand new Chameleon for a few weeks, my wrap should finally arrive tomorrow. Watching this makes me realize it’s worth the wait to ensure my bike stays looking beautiful

Love this video. Just bought RideWrap and am admittedly intimidated to do the install. Appreciate the notes, failures, and successes of you installation. Thanks for sharing and keep on shredding.

Indefinite amount of frustration, you summed me up real fast. Still haven't ridden my brand new bike of 6 months, I think I need to step my game up and tackle this tonight!

Nice. I just did this about a week or so on my new megatower. It was definitely tedious and I was pretty intimidated starting out as well. I kept reminding myself to not rush and be patient. As the wrap went along I found myself figuring out better techniques for getting the wrap to lay how it was supposed to. In the end I had to make a couple cuts myself to get a small piece to lay right, but overall the whole thing turned out pretty dang good and I was pretty proud of myself. Lol. Great vid man.

You aren't actually an average guy. :) You did great. I've done many types of decals and wraps ( only one on a bike ) and its all pretty easy but I have previous experience putting vinyl on boats and jet skis. I love the idea of this series. Keep it up!

Excellent video, great instructions. Footage iis perfect, and narration spot on. I'm thinking about getting one of these for new bike now.

Thanks for this great video! I literally have had my ride wrap sitting on a shelve for almost 2 years because I’ve been intimidated. Now this has given me the courage to attempt it. Right after I clean my SUPER dirty bike. Just a tip for someone getting a new bike. DON’T GET A BIKE WITH MATTE PAINT!!! You’ll hate how much dirt sticks to it.

Thanks! Have been sitting on a wrap kit for a while now, and putting off doing it. Maybe now I'll start!

It took me a few hours to wrap my Hightower. The chain stays were the hardest part, and I made a minor relief cut too. The swoop between the top tube and seat tube was a challenge too. I agree the solution is important. I started with too little soap.

Watched your video yesterday and then went on to do an amazing job on ride wrapping my bike. I really appreciated your tips for knowing when the slip solution was too soapy. Thanks~

Good stuff! I hope to see more of this series.

Cool man. Thanks for the great tip tutorial for the ride wrap. I just got one for my new Stumpjumper and i'm ready to wrap. I think...Let the wrap begin. Love the ride at the end man. My vote is to keep the series/channel pumping! I'll be back to share my experience in installing.

Good job Rich! It can be very frustrating for sure.

Nice work man. I definitely would have ended up with some of the ride wrap stuck to me somehow. No doubt. 😂

Good vid. Doing the same for my Norco! Was wondering about the solution myself. Sic bike!!!

I’m excited for more average guy Vs ? Good stuff!

I just applied the Bikeshield protection which is very similar. And the first piece was also a mess. I would really like to see a duplicate of one of the pieces as a practice piece in the kits. Anyway thanks for the vid.

Love the series idea!

Thanks for the tips man. its always nice to see windrock in videos as well!!

I finally got around to ordering a kit from Invis (because they had my size frame in-stock) and based my tackling the work because of this video. Pretty good going so far. I've been taking my time, going slow as needed, and being sure not to rush it. Got the larger pieces done so far as well as a couple others. I'll finish here shortly when the temp gets a little cooler when the sun starts to go down. Great video BTW!!

Great vid, and great looking bike

My Bronson v4 kit was pretty far off in a few places. Process probably took an hour or two more than it should have because pieces were too long or like the right seat stay had a curve that the pattern didn’t account for. It looks ok now, there are some places I had to trim myself and a few places dust formed a bubble, maybe it could have looked perfect with another few hours but it already took me 3-4 hours and lots of frustration. Maybe some kits fit better than others, but I’m pretty frustrated with the time this took and the end result being kinda meh. It will protect the bike, but at a cost and time and some sacrifice to the look of the bike. Imperfections, even small ones, in the wrap make the bike look worse even while preventing imperfections in paint from wear.

great new series!!

Nice wrap video! Now you’re a wrap star! New bike on order so I’m going to be wrapping soon myself!!

Great video! Definitely a tedious time consuming process but so worth it.

curved chain stay, nasty starter point. good vid. cheers

I want something like this on my bike but I'm scared of some horror stories I read on the web about the wrapping pulling off the paint or leaving nasty, sticky residue when removing it a few years later, especially if the bike was in heat/sun during summer a lot.

As I myself identify as "Average Guy", this series should definitely stick around. Haha

I'm halfway through an epic installation of a tailored ride wrap kit on my brand new Canyon Spectral 29 CF8, and I'm having a hell of a time with the edges not sticking. I wonder if anyone has a pro tip to get the edges of the tape to stick, especially where it ends on a curve. I've tried the microfiber and hair dryer, but neither seem to work. I went over the edges again this morning after letting them sit overnight, and I've gotten some to stick but others are still protesting. I could live with the aesthetics of unstuck edges, but I don't want them to start peeling over time. Also, where are you riding in the end of the video? It looks sick!

Nice job and a beautiful bike!!

Nice video. Like the concept. Keep tackling those projects :)

Super helpful, thanks heaps. Just about to tackle this job for the first time too. Hope it goes as well as yours (post solution solution) 😅

Thanks for the video! I'm about to apply my Ride Wrap and am nervous about bubbles etc. Would drive me nuts!

Great video! I love the riding clip at the end, so smooth. I’m new to mtb and I have two questions. I noticed when you braked there was the squeaky sound, is that normal? Also, how long do you think it will take someone to practice and be able to ride a trail like you did in the video? I have zero experience riding on the trail and I’d like to know what how much effort is required before I can enjoy it like you did

Sick ride man!

“I’m the DJ, HE’S the wrapper!” HEY-OHHH...

I think I leave the wraping to pros bro 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

Hey Rich, I just got myself a new frame and will be doing this exact same thing in next next week. I've always used invis for my wraps but the ride wrap product looks a little more user friendly with numbered parts right on the sheet and they supply wipes and solution for you. I like the new DH rig. Hope I can meet up and ride with you again sometime soon and put that new ride to the test.

I am dreading wrapping my new bike. I know it needs to be done though. nice job!

Also the rework done on top of Talladega looks awesome. I haven't gotten to ride since they did that. do you prefer the new or old way?

Great video, thank you for the advice!!

Nice! Gonna have to get over there to ride the Rock sometime.

Sweet! You got a new dh bike! I, too, just got my first dh bike and was looking at RideWrap.

I just got a Ripmo v2... I think I should wrap in some way. Thanks for the info

Nice video! I wraped my frame a few months back and also ran into difficulties on curved surfaces. I ended up using a heat gun to soften up the material. It made the material comply much better to the curves and bends! If you ever take it off, make a video about that.. I'm curious to see if there are difficulties to overcome there ;-)

Great video man!

Great video! I wonder if a heat gun would've helped with the chainstay pieces? That was a sweet riding edit at the end.

Thanks for sharing!! Doing mine today. 👌🏼

That Talladega at Windrock run looks amazing, I gotta try it. What direction was that/what day was that or is it a one direction only trail? Also, looking on MTB Project I'm not seeing a trail named Talladega there. Hopefully just app user error on my part. I must ride this trail!

I went through the exact same struggle. I spent 3 hours on the first piece and gave up. I had to decide to cut my lost early in the process in case I got half way done and could not finish. I ripped the chain stay part off but maybe I should try again and pay more attention to the solution ratio. I can always buy that one piece.

So now three years later is the wrap ride still holding up?

This seems like my personal Hell lol

Finally we Can find you on Instagram from your Description 😂 nice Video as Well Keep ist up

I used a hair dryer/heat gun to remove bubbles, excess solution and to be able to slightly stretch the film where I needed to.

That last clip of you riding at windrock was sick!! I really enjoy your channel, I also saw you on the trail the other day at Raccoon Mountain lol

Thank u. This is very helpful. Do you think u can diy a maintenance job on fox shock and fork?

I would really like to see a bike check video on your DH bike.

Thanks bud ,really helpfull👍👍👍👍👍

Hi nice vid ! Where did you get the new fork label sticker ?

The bike looks awesome but you put a fox 40 sticker on a fox 49 fork

Liking the content you created. 😉

New DH bike looks sick.

Nice video.. it def gave me the push to order the ridewrap and try it myself.. fingers crossed... did you use the matte or glossy?

My 2022 Trek is a M / L, They offer medium or large, any thoughts on which on to get?

Was to much concentrated solution make it to sticky for putting these on?

Thx for the video!

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Thanks Average Guy!

I've only used helicopter tape. Yours definitely looks nicer.

My first wrap was a struggle but it got better as I got further into it. That said, I’ll pay some one else to do it next time.

Nice!

Yea the in the Ride Wrap videos they make it look so easy! loo So not the case!

You make it look possible. Would a blow dryer help lay down the trouble areas? Also, how is this holding up?

Brah you ride wrapped an aluminum DH frame?? Thing is supposed to get scratches! Looks way cooler that way. Just kidding nice job

Nice video , thanks for the info. Did you get gloss or matte?

Hi,Nice video, what rear hub are you using? 👌🏻

Great vid and a super helpful honest review demonstrated on a sick bike! I think I'm ready to tackle on my Tyee next week! Was this tailored?

I wrapped my supreme in clear tape that's marketed for protecting doors against pet claw marks, due to being a classless cheapskate.

Rich I’m falling into a depression I haven’t been to a a bike park or even been on my DH bike since snowshoe😭

Did you get the gloss or matte wrap?

Next time try it outside in the sun where it’s warm so it’s more malleable

You wouldn't have this problem if you would stop getting new bikes. #notsayinjussayin

f^&* this stuff I ended up trashing it. it is incredibly difficult and they make it seem easy. waste of money and time.

Ridewrap is overpriced and the application process is pure frustration. Utter watse of money and time.

very useful to say that you need to find the right ratio for the product without showing it meh