Got some paint striper "Crown Tuft Strip" today at one of those house improvement places. It was in semi paste form and stuck well to the rim & did not smell bad (but toxic non the less). Brush on and left for 10 mins and wiped with shop rags. the old glue came off like loose snot. It took 2 applications get everything off, and there are still a few "spots". Lets of Q-tips to get the goo out from the eyelites. Figure that this is the heavy duty clean, and I will use a acetone wet rag or lacquer thinner rag to polish the rest. That can wait for a breezy day in the yard. btw : there is also a glue remover for a few $ more but I decided to go cheap and have something I can us for other jobs around the house. Thanks to all that replied!
btw: think that tubulars are making a come back...esp w cycle x