Dachshund gets a Seven

Very nice!

But now I want to paint my bike too.

Thanks everybody!

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Originally Posted by ilima

Yowza! That looks great.

Where did you have the painting done? I would like to have something similar (unpainted seat & chainstays) done to my Merlin.

Also, how do you like your Frogs? I use Speedplays on my road bike & like them a lot. Mechanic convinced me to try a pair of Eggbeaters on my commuter & I kinda wish I'd just gotten Frogs instead.

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I had it painted through the LBS, and they work with a local painter. Seven didn't have this shade of orange available, and the local painter accepted the standard car paint colors such as PPG & DuPont. I went to an automotive paint shop and looked through the catalogs. I bought samples of a couple of shades in spray cans and sprayed them on a piece of aluminum. Then I handed the bike and the spray can over to Chris at the bike shop, and crossed my fingers. :p

I'm really happy with the Frogs. There's no tension holding the cleats in. The only issue with them is that you can accidentally pull out from the back, so I occasionally do some odd moves with them. I've never liked clipless pedals, and these are my answer to the whole nuisance (for me.)

Great paint job!
I love orange bikes the colour just makes me feel happy. My mountain bike is orange and my kids call it the flying pumpkin.
May you have many wonderful rides together.:)