So my friend rode my fixie with a rear brake on my back wheel, which is a non-machined Deep V. Having never rode a fixie, and subscribing to the general front-brake phobia, he left black streaks on my Deep V. I'd been meaning to remove the rear brake because of its lack of use, but alas, too late, before it marked my rim.

So I was wondering if there's any good way to clean off rubber marks from a aluminum rim. I've tried rubbing alcohol with no avail, and tried Gorilla tape (which takes off almost any adhesive), also with no avail.

Any ideas?

goo-gone

Don't worry about it.

Goo Gone or Mr Clean Magic Eraser or don't worry about it.

^^

if you're worried about your bike being dirty, you don't ride it enough.

someone quote me and write QFT after it.

qft

Attempting to keep my bike at its most presentable says nothing about my aversion to riding it, or riding it dirty. I just like to keep my things well maintained, aesthetically and mechanically.

I will try the Goo-Gone and Magic Eraser; thanks for the tips.

The solution is actually really simple. Just streak your front wheel too.

Duh.

One time I got streaks on my deep V's so I just trashed em and got some new ones. It's was so easy.

Works every time!

i guess what zebrahz was trying to say (maybe? ) is that, u first get ur bike, u ride it, clean it, ride it, clean it. And then after a while.. u just find u don't have the time to clean it everyday or the time spent on cleaning could be for riding or other things. And then it becomes if the bike is not dirty enuf to affect performance, then why clean it? Esp if u're riding the next day anyway.

anywho. Try goo-gone.

qft, ftw!

Have your friend give you a hand job.

*you
*you
*enough
*you're

what i actually meant was that it's a bike, and no matter what you do (unless you keep it on display in your living room) it's going to get some scratches, dings, and heck maybe even some dirt. who cares, IT'S A BIKE!

Emory cloth is the best way to clean those up. I own some as well. Last white wheelset I will ever own.

Angle grinder & torch.

bench grinder.

I used magic eraser to clean up some brake marks that overlapped onto the painted parts of my Fusion. It worked almost completely, but took a good deal of elbow grease. I wish I'd have thought of the goo gone.

..

I just used goo gone on my front wheel. Stuff works really well.

a case of some get-over-it's will also work.

ah well. I tried

I use goo gone periodically just to get invisible road crap off machined rims. I'm always surprised at how much better the brakes work.