attaching head tube badge?

Just bend it around the tube and use a decent adhesive. It's not rocket
science. :P If it were my ride, I'd probably use the clear liquid nails
in the toolbox. Matters little.

landotter said:

Just bend it around the tube and use a decent adhesive. It's not rocket
science. :P If it were my ride, I'd probably use the clear liquid nails
in the toolbox. Matters little.

I'd go with contact cement. I had a bike painter reattach my badge after
a paint job, he used tubular cement for some reason. It fell off a year
or so later.

Quoted message said:

I'd go with contact cement. I had a bike painter reattach my badge after
a paint job, he used tubular cement for some reason. It fell off a year
or so later.

Ditto on contact cement. I bought a fancy Litespeed headbadge for my
buddy's ride and used it two years ago. It's still holding just fine.

Eddie Nosdtromo said:

Quoted message said:

I'd go with contact cement. I had a bike painter reattach my badge after
a paint job, he used tubular cement for some reason. It fell off a year
or so later.

Ditto on contact cement. I bought a fancy Litespeed headbadge for my
buddy's ride and used it two years ago. It's still holding just fine.

I disagree. Contact cement is not made for this purpose. Use something
serious like a construction adhesive as mentioned or, better yet, a 60
second epoxy. The more flexible construction adhesive might work well.

make sure you know what solvent removes the adhesive (and does not
damage your paint) before you apply it to the bike. If you need to
clean up the excess, you may need to do it in a hurry.

Bob said:

Eddie Nosdtromo said:

Quoted message said:

I'd go with contact cement. I had a bike painter reattach my badge after
a paint job, he used tubular cement for some reason. It fell off a year
or so later.

Ditto on contact cement. I bought a fancy Litespeed headbadge for my
buddy's ride and used it two years ago. It's still holding just fine.

I disagree. Contact cement is not made for this purpose. Use something
serious like a construction adhesive as mentioned or, better yet, a 60
second epoxy. The more flexible construction adhesive might work well.

make sure you know what solvent removes the adhesive (and does not
damage your paint) before you apply it to the bike. If you need to
clean up the excess, you may need to do it in a hurry.

Good point. If you want to ever remove that head badge, any of the stuff
mentioned is probably overkill. "RTV" clear silicone cement is perfect
for holding nonporous materials and would be easy to remove.