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@pearswick
hey guys,
thanks for your replies. mikey mike - i actually went for a cream grip tape in the end. i found some really nice tape in the bargain bin at country sports here in france for about 4 euros! check out their site: http://www.countrysports.fr/ not a bad shop if, for whatever reason, you get a puncture in the countryside hundreds of kilometers from anywhere.
thanks for your feedback stripmymind! very helpful. good to hear from someone else who's been converting too. i agree with what you said about the brown grip but, as i say, there was cream grip in the bargain bin so i just sort of went with that in a daoist sort of way. i think i'll wait until i'm in london to get the chainring removed though, i don't have that tool or even anything like it as far as i know.
as for removing the paint, i'm still none the wiser. i remember on the fixed gear gallery there was an article about removing ionizing from alloy but i'm not sure that's what this is. do you know of any way i can tell?
let me know how you get on with figuring out your headset. i'll post a pic of the bike up after i've got the tape on it and maybe had a fiddle with some paint removal!
best,
pearswick