Cost for repainting / powder coating frame?

[Biciclista]

yeah, who cares if you're supposed to show the titanium? It's YOUR bike.
put red on it with the ti color shining through in a few places. Why not have your bike look the way you'd love it to?

[Cataboo]

If I paint it, I'll get all neurotic about scratching the paint and then once that gets scratched up, then I'll be upset I didn't leave it alone.

I think the solution is I have to get a 2nd one that is red.

[planetluvver]

is a good one!

I whole-heartedly agree with your reasoning!

LOL!

[Cataboo]

See... I could powder coat my surly red. I'm not attached to it black. Except the red flame stickers would look funny on a red bike.

Maybe I should powder coat it.

[Trek420]

go towards the end for a red powdercoated beauty:

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=23135

Knott's lugged steel bike cost quite a bit more than $80 or so for the powdercoating but considering it was a complete rebuild it's like a new bike. Chris & Steve at my fave LBS lovingly cleaned every part not replaced.

The bike just glows and Knott says the shifting is buttery smooth now.