hi,, I quite fancy the red stripe which is round the rim on some wheels, usually black ones, thing is i don't know if this is painted on or whither it is some sort of sticker / wrap thingy,,, anyone ??
I have rim stripes on one of my bikes. My view is they they were of an age when stripes were "in" which may have passed, therefore the last bike I built I did not put a stripe on the the wheels. Both wheels were black and I now prefer not to have stripes on the wheels as I think it looks better. Having said that i would not remove the stripes from my other set of wheels as I am quite happy to leave them there.
Why don't you do like the monster 796 which has "pin-stripe for 60° of the circumference of the rim which creates a full circle of red when in motion".
that's great ET,,( so cool ),, thank you,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, do you have a link to how well they stick / stay on,, eg,, can they take a jet wash,, do they need a laquer top coat .. ?
A lot better lacquered! Especially on the chain side. The crud thrown off the chain takes some cleaning and starts getting at the edges of the stripe. You could just paint lacquer over the stripes with a small paint brush. A careful hand and you'd never notice.
