Yes or no to vinyl wrapping forks?

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Yes or no to vinyl wrapping forks?

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So, been giving some thought to possibly vinyl wrapping my forks black. Had it on before but (foolishly) peeled it off so am now debating whether I should re-do them...

Picture taken this morning (started right away after winter in storage, woohoo!):
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Blacked out forks (with Paint software):
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FYI: New bars (replacing red from last year)... stealthier looking...
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so, yes or no to vinyl wrapping forks?
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Have you got black stanctions? That looks cool.

I like the gold but I think it depends on what look your going for.
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no black stanchions, would vinyl wrap the gold ones...
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Easy for me, I prefer function over cosmetics. Is there better performance? No. Is there more weight? Yes :D
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well, considering I have shed about 80 lbs of weight from the bike (much of it rotating), I think I can spare 10 g of vinyl :P
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Stay gold, it looks good on the bike, and you can overdo the black theme
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AMCQ46 wrote:Stay gold, it looks good on the bike, and you can overdo the black theme
+1
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Leave forks as is

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Get rid of that wooden mirror extender on the right mirror first. I know you're Canadian but that's taking the lumberjack theme too far!!!
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Kev L wrote:Get rid of that wooden mirror extender on the right mirror first. I know you're Canadian but that's taking the lumberjack theme too far!!!
some respect please! I hand-carved that from my lucky maple tree :biggrin
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You craaazy Canadians! :lol:
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If you go black then go stealthy black...

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AMCQ46 wrote:Stay gold, it looks good on the bike, and you can overdo the black theme

+1 on the gold
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remove the red, get it gold instead.
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AMCQ46 wrote:Stay gold, it looks good on the bike, and you can overdo the black theme
+1

It looks great as it is IMHO,
Kev L wrote:Get rid of that wooden mirror extender on the right mirror first. I know you're Canadian but that's taking the lumberjack theme too far!!!
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Kev L wrote:Get rid of that wooden mirror extender on the right mirror first. I know you're Canadian but that's taking the lumberjack theme too far!!!
some respect please! I hand-carved that from my lucky maple tree :biggrin
In which case it should stay :lol:

Off-topic I know, but which Renthal bars are you using Micky, low or ultra low handlebars :?:

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