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    same bike, different angle slightly blurry shot

    Quote Originally Posted by KnottedYet View Post
    chris *waited* for you to get there before he took her out of the bag!?!?!

    Wow. I love Chris....
    I asked him if I could see the bike
    He said "no"
    I asked why?
    "because I'd have to put down my cup of coffee"
    then he went and got it

    Quote Originally Posted by KnottedYet View Post
    Is that a page of decals in the bag with her? Is she gonna have decals or stay puppy-belly smooth? (I vote for the sleek yellow look)
    He sent the decals to the painter to match the color that I want.

    He is thinking of putting one or more of the Mavic decals on. I've learned to trust Chris's aesthetic sense, when he says something will look good, it does. He's like a designer with a wrench.
    Last edited by Trek420; 11-30-2008 at 11:59 AM.
    Fancy Schmancy Custom Road bike ~ Mondonico Futura Legero
    Found on side of the road bike ~ Motobecane Mixte
    Gravel bike ~ Salsa Vaya
    Favorite bike ~ Soma Buena Vista mixte
    Folder ~ Brompton
    N+1 ~ My seat on the Rover recumbent tandem
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    Nice color, Trek!
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    for six tanks of gas you could have bought a bike.

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    Ooooooh! Pretty!

    “Hey, clearly failure doesn’t deter me!”

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    Custom powder coating

    I had my mountain bike frame powder coated. I bought an unfinished new frame from Santa Cruz and had it powder coated bright yellow with a tiny bit of metallic. It was beautiful! WAS. I loved having a one-of-a-kind bike. It was the only yellow Blur!

    But I cracked the frame after about 1,500 miles (a little over a year). It was still under warranty, but Santa Cruz denied the warranty claim. Their policy is that any custom coatings void the warranty. I was lucky that my LBS owner pulled some strings for me and convinced Santa Cruz Bicycles to replace the frame. I didn't have the replacement frame custom coated.

    Bork Bork, Hork Hork!!

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    Oh, that little bit of metallic was sweeeeet. Love it.

    “Hey, clearly failure doesn’t deter me!”

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    Quote Originally Posted by pooks View Post
    Oh, that little bit of metallic was sweeeeet. Love it.
    Oooooh puhrty, this could be the start of a "let's see your Yellow Bike" thread.

    Here she is getting put back together. Note the tiny Mavic logo on the top tube. Subtle, just like me ;-)
    Last edited by Trek420; 10-24-2010 at 10:19 AM.
    Fancy Schmancy Custom Road bike ~ Mondonico Futura Legero
    Found on side of the road bike ~ Motobecane Mixte
    Gravel bike ~ Salsa Vaya
    Favorite bike ~ Soma Buena Vista mixte
    Folder ~ Brompton
    N+1 ~ My seat on the Rover recumbent tandem
    https://www.instagram.com/pugsley_adventuredog/

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    Oh, honey, she's gonna be beautiful!
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    Adventure Girl - sorry about your cracked frame.

    I was going to mention that most bike companies will not cover a frame warranty unless it is in the original paint. I know this isn't a big deal with an older frame, but I would be careful with newer models that still have life on the frame warranty.

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    Tulip - thanks for the link to Spectrum! What fun it was to look at their pictures. But, now, I covet this look:

    Louise
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    "You don't really ever have to fall. But kissing the ground is good because you learn you're not going to die if it happens."

    -- Jacquie "Alice B. Toeclips" Phelan, former U.S. national champion cyclist

 

 

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