Most of the riders in London black out their bikes in some way, I don't know how, but theyre bikes all end up black with no logos etc. Is this spray paint or black tape? and which is better for covering your bike up?

Old inner tubes and black electrical tape. It does double duty of unbranding (or hiding the branding) on your ride, and protecting the frame when you lock it up.

Wow you just gave me an insane idea for this junk bike that I'm working on....

https://www.identi-tape.com/camo.htm

It's black electrical tape, 'round these parts.

Black insulating tape and leaving the frame nice and mucky-has so far (touch wood)helped prevent my bike from gettin nicked and endin up on Brick Lane!

There's a 4 roll "Hipster Pack" that has grey, blue, yellow, and pink camo. Do I get hipster points if I wrap my frame in this stuff?

LOL I saw that too! I was thinking one of the darker colored ones, myself. We'll see how it turns out.

I rode my bike with a camo jacket on this morning does that count?

Here's an idea: https://apnews.myway.com/article/20061020/D8KS6M800.html

Only if it's a fixie with no brakes.

This is really intriguing, did you do it to your ride, or have pictures? I have a silver Stumpjumper that is way too shiny to take anywhere in town, this might do the trick.

edit: I assume https://www.cyclingnews.com/tech/2001...tubetips.shtml would work + electrical tape- Just curious to see a whole bike covered.

Heh, to be seen or not. Kind of like the kid I just about nailed on his bmx bike, black bike, black/dark clothes, no lights, riding on the wrong side of the street. This was in the last 30 minutes, darwin rules. I prefer to use this stuff myself. https://www.identi-tape.com/conspicuity.htm

This identa-tape gives me an idea. For the day time urban grunt coolness wrap the whole bike up a la jungle or woodland camo. Urban camo I find is more a fashion statement (snowboarders -.-; ) then a workable camo pattern. Now after you've wrapped the bike up go to the local hardware store (you might want to go to a large or good one) and get industrial velco. Now crazy glue a few strips of velco around the bike then crazy glue that reflecto tape on the top of the velco strip. Now you can remove the reflecting strips in the day if you don't want to look all goofy reflecto but at night put the reflecto velco for safety combined with your you know, light, reflecto vest, etc. You can get all camo if you want but put that lightweight reflecto vest over the camo clothes and you're good to go. When you're off the bike take the reflecto vest off and you won't look goofy as you wander the urban jungle in your camo gear.

Oh yes, when thinking aobut this now put the hooks side of the velco on the bike so when you remove the reflecto stripes you made you'll carry the soft parts then the hooks part. Rather good to do it that way then have the hooks stick to your clothes, fabric, bf/gf sweater, the dog (woof woof!), elmo, etc. ROTFL.

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