Gold or black wheels?
11-11-2013, 04:22 PM
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Gold or black wheels?
Just ordered the Q2's and was going to get my wheels painted. Which color, black or gold to match the brake calipers? The bike is black with polished frame and I think it would be too much black. The wheels are currently black with polished lips, which I don't like.
Any opinions?
Any opinions?
11-11-2013, 11:30 PM
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I saw where a guy had his rims painted as if sliced in half. Vertically, not in the same plane the rims roll. You could do half black half infinity metallatic silver. That's the color I painted mine. A bright silver and its eye catching
11-12-2013, 05:33 AM
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Actually white will go well with a black bike with few white stripes on teh bike it will even look more slick.
11-12-2013, 06:22 AM
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I painted ALL of the circles yellow on my bike. Can't take any chances with that sort of thing.
11-12-2013, 06:47 AM
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11-12-2013, 07:29 AM
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11-12-2013, 09:36 AM
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Painted. Its a good sturdy paint though. I believe it was baked on but its not quite strong enough for me to believe it to be powder coated unless it was a cheap botched home job. I've scratched the lips of them up some changing tires
11-12-2013, 03:17 PM
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11-12-2013, 04:27 PM
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Thats a good looking superchicken you got there.. I really do like the way the 6 spoke wheels and USD forks make the bike look.
Edit: I wish I wasn't so lazy to take up a project like that. I just know I will get it started and be without the bike for 6 months because I won't want to finish it
Edit: I wish I wasn't so lazy to take up a project like that. I just know I will get it started and be without the bike for 6 months because I won't want to finish it
11-12-2013, 05:02 PM
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That's one's not mine, that's 8541Hawk's bike, or at least one of the paint scheme's he's run.
But a front end swap is relatively easy... you just have to do a lot of prep work and purchasing of all the components. The actual swap can be done in a day (if you go with a documented one so you know which spacers/bearings/etc you will need).
But a front end swap is relatively easy... you just have to do a lot of prep work and purchasing of all the components. The actual swap can be done in a day (if you go with a documented one so you know which spacers/bearings/etc you will need).
11-13-2013, 03:57 PM
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11-14-2013, 05:29 PM
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