I was wondering how easy the decals come off. Are they just stuck on over the paint? or is there a lacquer over the top of it?

It seems like a great bike for the money, and I am loving the champagne colour, but the heavy black Mercier writing on the fork and down tube detracts a bit from it's classy styling.

Also, has anyone tried polishing the black paint off the deep section Alex rims it comes with? I am not a fan of having a strip of braking surface being a different colour to the rest of the rim.

I also have a request of sizing, I can ride a 55 or a 57 as I usually ride a 56cm frame. Does anyone have these sizes? Can you post a photo of yours? I want to see the difference and choose the one most aesthetically pleasing to me.