Then again the stickers are perfect for my off topic Sun CR-18's to make my Jack Taylor look good without having to sell the farm to get a real pair of 32x40 spoke clincher rims. Pretty obvious to anyone who looks closely. 8o)
Dan Artley in Parkton, MD
>>> "kohl57@starpower.net" kohl57@starpower.net> 07/07/05 4:16 PM >>
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From: Michael Allison banjodoc@earthlink.net
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 15:56:45 -0400
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org, tsan7759142@comcast.net
Subject: [CR]Fiamme decals
"The Lloyds stickers look great at a quick glance. But if you run your
finger over them, there is a noticeable lip because of the thick paper,
unlike water slide decals, which have no edge. You may call me anal,
but I've put a lot of time and money into getting the restoration
"right," so I feel like the effort is diminished if I go with a sticker
instead the "correct" water slide decal.
Michael Allison
New York, NY"
Wow, and I thought I was a stickler for accuracy! I'd rather crash using a
properly matched Universal brake set than use Weinmann levers. But I never
considered the finer points of rim decals. But interesting... Fiamme were
unusual were they not as Mavic, Super Champion and most others used
"stickers" not decals. This is explains why my Fiamme decals were split
and cracked and flaking. Proper restoration means recreating even the
unsatisfactory and the unfathomable. So I will get points off for the
pretty Lloyds stickers on my rims. Of course until I find a replacement
Cinelli stem, this bike is going to collect dust anyway.
Peter Kohler
Washington DC USA