following the trend -- wheel decal removal
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following the trend -- wheel decal removal
So Saturday I was doing some bike work and watching the kids and decided to remove the labels off my my Ksyrium Equipes (one was messed up, decided to do the whole thing). Turned out they were really easy to peel off; if you do it slowly enough, very little residue is left behind. Used some Goo Gone to clean up any glue remnants. The 4 year-old didn't like the look ("how will people know what your wheels are?" he asks), but he was quite good at peeling them off.
Anyway, here are some after shots.
Anyway, here are some after shots.
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Sweet, that looks amazingly clean.
Now to figure out a way to cleanly remove decals from the frame too... Stealth bike!
Now to figure out a way to cleanly remove decals from the frame too... Stealth bike!
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^^I didn't dislike mine per se, but when one was scratched, removal seemed a simple option.
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Last set of rims I ordered came in sans decals on all but 1. I don't ever really remove them, but didn't have much of a choice on these last ones.
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My god, if a vandal applied the same number of stickers to a mass-transit bus as manufacturers apply to their wheels, he'd be arrested and sent up the river for a very long time. Just kidding... but I usually remove the stickers prior the first ride. I don't mind their look on other bikes... it's just my preference to go with clean wheels-
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I just pulled the Shimano stickers off my wheels. I actually watched a video my sister shot of me riding the bike around the parking lot while playing with saddle adjustments.
I saw how goofy the wheels looked while spinning with the huge silver stickers on black wheels. Just looked dumb.
I saw how goofy the wheels looked while spinning with the huge silver stickers on black wheels. Just looked dumb.