Wheel decals. Should they stay? Should they go?

[eBAUMANN]

Originally Posted by velofinds

The weird thing is I'm not an unconditional decal-hater -- I think it varies by case and I actually happen to love Zipp decals, especially when they're in motion. Case in point, my bike:

As nice as that looks...it would still look better without the stickers...

I only leave decals if the frame does not have enough visual interest to stand on its own...or if i plan on re-selling the wheels (because people get all weird about that sh*t)...which means I pretty much always end up just leaving the wheels as I get em, sometimes with and sometimes without.

[velofinds]

I get that viewpoint. The bike is pretty busy as is, visually speaking, so one could argue the wheel decals don't add anything to that

[bianchi10]

completely depends on the frame IMO.

My last black and white supersix had a lot of "Cannondale" and "Supersix" logo's on it. I had enve classic 45's with White enve stickers on the wheels. I later decided to take the logo's off and it looked so much better.

My current Evo Hi mod is all black with ghosted cannondale logo's that can barely be seen. I've gotten new Enve 4.5's with black ghosted logo's and I've kept them on and I think it looks perfect.

Just like everything else when it comes to matching items, it needs a fine balance.

here is my old supersix. To me, I wish I would have taken the logo's off sooner as it looks very busy.


Here is my current with ghosted and I think it looks perfect.
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[purpurite]

Originally Posted by Cicli

The bike already looks like a billboard. The wheels seem to out it over the edge. Huge decals that really seem to junk it up. Looks Nascar and I dint really care for the look.

Sounds like you already answered your own question.

[pdmtong]

I think the green pave's go before the Zipp stickers go

[hobbanero]

I peeled my Zipp decals (the last gen, before the latest stickers which look impossible to remove). Took patience and a hair dryer, but it was worth it. Most companies offer a stealthier option now on their wheels.

My opinion is that if you are given the wheels, then billboard. If you pay for them, they should make it easy to make them whatever color you like, or omit the decals altogether.

[asiantrick]

If you can remove it, you should. Save some gram yo plus it gives the bike a cleaner line.

[adub]

When it comes to decals, jerseys, sponsorship shtick, etc this is where road cyclists have so much common with NASCAR.

[93KgBike]

crazy, I just posted a picture of Hinault in Wonder bread kit in the Look production bike collection thread.

[galgal]

Had a bike with ho hum Reynolds Solitude wheels. First, removed the Solitude decals, though Solitude can be a great thing. Later, removed the Reynolds decals. Bike had Ultegra group, removed all those decals. Lastly, got rid of the bike. Nice bike though

[cadence90]

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LOL...logo-less memories are the best!