Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
That's a Super Mirage, right?
I think you have to make at least a couple of cuts to get it off, since it goes around the bars and the levers in one piece. Yup, it must have been dipped.
It was actually a good idea at the time, but vinyl doesn't last forever. Well, nothing does, for that matter.