I'm planning on getting one of these bad boys in about a week from the LBS but I was wondering if it's a practical frame to mod. I don't want the d-bag stigma of getting this bike that has all these tacky decals on it. I can live with the specialized logo but specifically I want to get rid of that eagle and other decal.

Any ideas?

Cheers

no. you can repaint it.

We had this same thread last week.

ya dood those things peel off like wet-tape.

on my langster they were under the clear coat

They make one without the city theme.
Just plain ol' Langster.

why do so many people care about the decals? how many threads are going to have about this useless topic?

The plain langster isn't pretending to be:

-A track bike
-Coffee shop bike with faux fenders

Gonna go with a powder coating service since its fairly cheap. Not sure what color I want to do now! Probably Satin Black (ideas?) since the bike comes equipped for the white/black color scheme anyways.

I bet he is purchasing it for the handlebars!

+1 & Why buy a bike you don't like in the first place?
My advice : 1. If you like the feel of the bike, buy it. 2. Don't paint it. 3. Ride it into the ground.

this dude took his decals off i think. the plain one looks good.

or you can always...

tape it

I think you can love a bike and hate the decals. So yeah, try to get it.

haha. that post just went away.

I deleted it because I felt that this thread is too stupid to reply to and now here I am again.

What is there to get?? This guy is buying a bike that he believes has a D-Bag stigma surrounding it because of a couple of decals. Yep sound reasoning. Gotto go.

You might want to strip off the slanting top tube as well.

pfft. give me a break.

I would just use Black Vinyl to Cover it up If you are gonna spend the cash to powder coat Just buy a different Bike. I think you can get the Leader with no decal

thats my black langster above... you can take the decals off the 2010 but not the 2009.