Stickers on Bikes

[Dossa]

No, not normal decals but BITD I'm sure most of us covered our bikes with promo stickers from the likes of PowerBar, Hope, X-Lite, Local
Motion, Oakley, MBUK etc etc.

Very rarely see a build/bike on here decorated with stickers now - one fad well and truly left behind?

I'm tempted to "PowerBar" my Ridgeback up but can't bring myself to do it... :facepalm:

 

[Max P]

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I used to be a real sticker nut - got a huge bag full of hundreds of the things still. Got a couple on the Chameleon but here's my old Haro from BITD when I loved a bit of colour:

 

[Double-E F]

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I must admit that I'm a fan of applying those types of stickers on my builds occasionally..

In particular, the old Oakley logo brings back a lot of memories for me. It therefore strengthens the retrovibe a bike oozes, so you can find that on several of my builds (just like the Onza porcupine and some Syncros and Ringlé stickers..).

 

[mattr]

I only used stickers from kit I used.
AirB and Michelin on the forks and seat stays (next to the tyres) Mavic on the rims, XTR on the top and down tubes. That sort of thing.

 

[syncrosfan]

"I only used stickers from kit I used"
What he said. A couple of those are OK (only if you actually have the kit on), otherwise lame.
Maybe if you're doing a famous racer's tribute bike and want all the sponsors on.

 

[doctorstewie]

What they said: I only used stickers for kit on the bike ( or me) but I did like them. - Hope, SRP, WTB, Muc Off, Onza, Pace etc. ( And the odd power Bar and so on one)
And Mint sauce stickers, obviously. Because all my bikes were Sheep powered.
I wish MBUK would do a nice Mint sticker set again.

 

[02gf74]

I would imagine a lot of stickers came as freebies with mtb mags.

The internet has killed off mags (beano for example), there simply is fewer of them.

 

[fagin]

Not on my bikes, but my son did stickerbomb one of my track pumps.

 

[paddy311]

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I used to be a real sticker nut - got a huge bag full of hundreds of the things still. Got a couple on the Chameleon but here's my old Haro from BITD when I loved a bit of colour:

Love the Haro

I've got an '85 Master in similar condition. I'll never restore it - all the proper old bikes are so clinically restored these days that they just ain't *right*.

 

[LikeClockwork]

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Rox clothing was always a favorite of mine. I'd like a couple of subtle ones on my bikes, but TBH it's just really difficult to find proper retro ones from the right era, rather than modern ones.