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[Closed] Intense Spider FRO - What colour?

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I have a works finish FRO that i'm getting bored of looking at, so i think a colour change is in order.

I've spoken to the local powder coat company, who are meant to be excellent. They can do any colour i want or a high polished chrome look.

My first though was black or white, but the polished look sounds nice.

Keeping it as it is isn't an option as i need a change.

That is unless someone wants to buy it....

What colour do you think????


 
Posted : 17/06/2010 11:43 am
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I wouldn't reccomend getting it polished. It'll look great once built up and then S£$t once ridden in the wet!

I had my old Orange 5 polished and whilst it was relativley easy to polish up once in a while it still took more maintenance than i could be arsed with. The top tube looked especially crap after a few wet rides, from getting on and off the bike etc.


 
Posted : 17/06/2010 11:55 am
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This is great for looking at powdercoat colours...

http://www.liteville.de/t/25_66.html


 
Posted : 17/06/2010 11:57 am
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RAL 4003 or RAL 4010


 
Posted : 17/06/2010 11:59 am
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Mine is stock stealth black - but depending upon your forks then how about rear suspension arm in one colour and front triangle in another with the linkages in some other complimentary (or not) colour - rasta style?
Green/yellow/red...


 
Posted : 17/06/2010 12:03 pm
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nickegg - Apparently its a chrome powdercoat, so not corrosion issues!

Teetosugars - Great website, thanks.

Onzadog - Really? It's never get stolen!

aP - I had a 5.5 in Stealth black - it looked great but the decals looked really tacky.

I have to think re-sale value as i'll probably sell soon.


 
Posted : 17/06/2010 12:13 pm
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ap - do you know if it's possible to get a new sticker kit for the FRO?


 
Posted : 17/06/2010 12:17 pm
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bob, you said you wanted a change!


 
Posted : 17/06/2010 12:20 pm
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True - but maybe that's a step too far.

Do you think there's a market for a bright pink race frame?


 
Posted : 17/06/2010 12:24 pm
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Hot rod orange - best Intense colour ever. Tho' my baby blue Slopestyle comes a pretty close second. Keep it all one colour though - don't think a different rear end would look quite right on an Intense.


 
Posted : 17/06/2010 3:50 pm
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bobalong - I pretty sure that you can get new sticker kits. I think that they're somewhere on the intense webshop, I have seen them advertised on an American bike webshop as well, but I think they stated not sold outside continental US.


 
Posted : 17/06/2010 4:18 pm
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Baby blue, not a stock colour for the FRO, but it'd look good!

Here's a link to the chrome powder coat

[url] http://www.aerocoat.net/Aeromaxtm.htm [/url]

They've even suggested fading from a black front through to a silver rear....Too much??

Here it is now..
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Stored in the office, apparently i have too many bikes at home at the moment!


 
Posted : 17/06/2010 4:24 pm
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There was a Spider on the ride I did Tuesday evening. It had a yellow rear end and a babyish blue front end. Was quite noticeable! I am thinking of polishing my Slopestyle and getting a clear blue coat on it, similar to the Chain Reaction bikes.


 
Posted : 17/06/2010 5:00 pm
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I've decided to keep the frame go for briliant white - it'll look light!

My local bike shop has managed to get a sticker set ordered so it'll be like new again.

I can't wait to build it.

Pics to follow!


 
Posted : 25/06/2010 4:10 pm
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Your keeping the linkages black? Sounds nice!


 
Posted : 25/06/2010 4:21 pm
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Thanks and yes, linkages will be re-annodised black to loose a couple of scufs.

I'll get some photos on here when it's finished.


 
Posted : 25/06/2010 5:00 pm
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I can't believe you didn't go with either of my suggestions!


 
Posted : 25/06/2010 5:05 pm
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I was strangly tempted to go for the RAL4010!!

The colour the company had looked a little less strong, so i didn't risk it.

They had a matt orange that looked amazing and a metal flake grey that really did it for me, but simple white was the winner.


 
Posted : 25/06/2010 8:00 pm
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Posted : 26/06/2010 6:37 am