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Any tips for this?

Thinking an ebay tyre-specific paint pen gonna do the job, but they seem to be for car tyres, and I wonder if they are OK on MTB tyres with their much thinner casing -- I read up a little on this and some suggested that some paints and potentially Sharpie's may eat into tyre rubber


 
Posted : 17/10/2021 8:00 pm
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I used one of the extra stinky, highly toxic marker pens to change "Specialized Ground Control" into a variety of words - some rude 🙂

No noticeable effect on tyres or dying in ball of flames.


 
Posted : 17/10/2021 8:35 pm
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Is this just because you failed to align the valve and logo before setting up tubeless?


 
Posted : 17/10/2021 9:16 pm
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Might be something in this to help:


 
Posted : 17/10/2021 9:18 pm
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Thanks for the vid, I'll check it out

Rob: how long did the marker pen last?

Is this just because you failed to align the valve and logo before setting up tubeless?

Na, I don't like wheel decals either


 
Posted : 17/10/2021 9:37 pm
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Rob: how long did the marker pen last?

Longer than the tyres 🙂

A couple of years


 
Posted : 17/10/2021 9:57 pm
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I just used a Sharpie as I didn’t like running a WTB with a Maxxis tyre. Ant then a white OEM Maxxis and a yellow one. They’re cheap and easy to touch up. I’m sure a car tyre pen would be fine.


 
Posted : 18/10/2021 7:38 pm
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This thread is a terrifying glimpse into a hitherto unknown dimension

Vive la difference indeed.


 
Posted : 18/10/2021 9:14 pm
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Vive la difference indeed.

Well, the point here is that la difference doesn't have to be lived with. It can be redacted, expunged, leaving only The One True Colour.

(which is a kind of purpley-black, if the light's on it)


 
Posted : 18/10/2021 9:19 pm
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I've always used matt black spray paint, all the way round the sidewalls. Much more even coverage and less obvious.


 
Posted : 18/10/2021 9:42 pm
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“Specialized Ground Control” into a variety of words – some rude

Michelin run-r can easily be changed by adapting the first r to a c, and the last r to a t.


 
Posted : 18/10/2021 10:44 pm
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How do you get sponsored by Specialized then...!?


 
Posted : 18/10/2021 11:41 pm
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Just ask any non-Maxxis sponsored rider on the WC circuit. Especially anyone sponsored by Kenda or Specialized. They’re experts at colouring in their tyre logos.


 
Posted : 19/10/2021 1:11 pm
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OP - You are Loic Bruni and I claim my five pounds.


 
Posted : 19/10/2021 1:16 pm
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Just cut the offending section out with a stanley knife, job jobbed!


 
Posted : 19/10/2021 1:37 pm
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@Chakaping. Reply of the day.

I love how they don’t even bother switching them out for Specialized pictures in post-ride photos nowadays


 
Posted : 19/10/2021 2:58 pm
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I used one of the extra stinky, highly toxic marker pens to change “Specialized Ground Control” into a variety of words – some rude

I really hope that was on other people's bikes. Strangers FTW!


 
Posted : 19/10/2021 3:10 pm

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