Shelter is the first line of defense against dings and abrasion. The majority of carbon frame failures are due to impacts from stones. Chain slap also creates problems. Shelter is a visco-elastic adhesive strip specifically made to diminish the force of such impacts.

	Watch How Shelter Works On impact, Shelter deforms, which decreases the force (force=impulse/time) while also distributing the force over a greater area, thus decreasing the force per square inch. After impact, the Shelter protection tape returns to the normal resting state.