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View Poll Results: Wheel Rim Tape
Looks Good 5 11.90%
Looks Cack 13 30.95%
Undecided 3 7.14%
Depends on the colour of tape and bike 21 50.00%
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Old 14-08-06, 05:51 AM   #1
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Default Wheel rim tape good or bad?

Quick poll for a Monday morning whats your opinion of wheel rim tape do you like it or not?
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Old 14-08-06, 06:23 AM   #2
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It CAN look good..................but I've seen many bikes with really cack, badly-applied, wonky wheel rim tape on them.................and that looks absolutely terrible
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Old 14-08-06, 07:47 AM   #3
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Voted option 4....
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Old 14-08-06, 08:01 AM   #4
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It's 'sticky tape' fer 'evans sake. :P

Either polish 'em or paint 'em but dont resort to sticky tape.


Although the word 'rim' is still childishly funny.
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Old 14-08-06, 09:22 AM   #5
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Although the word 'rim' is still childishly funny.
*snigger*
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Old 14-08-06, 09:42 AM   #6
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If it's done right, it looks great... If it's done badly, it's even worse than normal stickers done badly
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Old 14-08-06, 10:01 AM   #7
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looks better on Black wheels than silver - only if you do a good job
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Old 14-08-06, 11:07 AM   #8
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Undecided
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Old 15-08-06, 03:30 PM   #9
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black wheels yes,

silver wheels- no.
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