Ksyrium rim: Can I remove this?
02-20-16, 10:14 AM
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Ksyrium rim: Can I remove this?
On my new Ksyrium SLE rim there is a little piece of electrical tape, directly across from the valve stem (see image). Not sure what's underneath. Can I remove it? (Imagines rim crumbling to pieces with removal 
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Not surprisingly, Mavic support contact (hidden many layers deep on their website to begin with) hasn't responded in over ten days.
Thanks in advance for any informed advice.
) Not surprisingly, Mavic support contact (hidden many layers deep on their website to begin with) hasn't responded in over ten days.
Thanks in advance for any informed advice.
02-20-16, 10:30 AM
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It's where the weld is, guessing underneath that, is a un-painted/anodized section of the rim. the tape is there for cosmetic reasons
02-20-16, 11:16 AM
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If you remove the tape the world will stop spinning and earth will end as we know it. Andy.
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02-20-16, 08:01 PM
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Thanks Jim. Bugs the crap out of me, but probably less than seeing an unpainted, anodized section would. Perhaps I'll leave it (and the universe) be.
