Dachshund gets a Seven

[aka_kim]

Very nice!

But now I want to paint my bike too.

[dachshund]

Thanks everybody!

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.

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.

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.)

[Trekhawk]

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.