Well, lookey here. What's this under there?

[Duck on Wheels]

It's steel, she needs a good paint job is my vote.

Uh oh. I need to check on Big Red. She's steel, and she's got a few rust spots on her handlebars. Does that mean she needs a new paint job? I wonder if anybody here does that, or do I need to take her to CA this summer and make her my CA bike?

[Trek420]

You're not leaving her outside are you?

Handlebars most likely are not steel, and they are easier to replace.

subliminal hint Get the bike Friday, come to CA, bring the bike in a suitcase.

[Duck on Wheels]

All our bikes are in the garage, innermost corner, away from the weather, locked to a big chain that's locked to a cement pillar. Dry enough because well aired, although in a sense outdoors (carport). Cold, though. As for a Bike Friday, some folks were having trouble with theirs recently, weren't they? Anybody know if BF has got rid of that bad mechanic who was putting bikes together wrong?

[Trek420]

seems to have ended well. You could bump this to find out:

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...ht=bike+friday

[roguedog]

lise - i debate this too. it's got some character and maybe it doesn't look so obviously slick but i do love a nice paint job. and it'd be cool to bring it back to something like it's original state. but i'm debating. unfortunately, i do know it's one of those stealable bikes (well i do now after some research on it). kinda a bummer since i wanted a do all bike that i could run about town and not worry about theft. but the gods are a funny sort. i'm THRILLED to have her.. but now i got figure out what to do with a "beater bike"

duck - i don't know much about her. the guy that sold it to me works at a not for profit bike shop in sf. he said his friend gave him the frame. it was obviously too small for him. he said it was used as an "art project." it originally had all these stickers on it as well but he cleaned them off for me. i'm kinda bummed i didn't save the pic he posted of her with the stickers as the real "before" pic.

i went to see it and i figured even if it wasn't perfect, the money was going to a good cause.

trek - i've got an email into chris for powder coating prices.