I was putting them on my wheels after I had them built. Yeah they look a bit dorky but better looking dorky than a broken derailleur or frame.
I would love to find some if the black ones that cane on Mavic wheels years ago.
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“One morning you wake up, the girl is gone, the bikes are gone, all that's left behind is a pair of old tires and a tube of tubular glue, all squeezed out"
Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk