Maybe try heating the tape with a hairdryer? Should make the glue melt a bit and get most of it off hopefully.
Excellent shout thanks! Seems obvious now you say it, as I've seen that done on all the bike restoration videos on youtube but it hadn't occurred to me
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Maybe try heating the tape with a hairdryer? Should make the glue melt a bit and get most of it off hopefully.