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I have no more bikes to buy, don’t want / can’t afford an e-bike, have no need / still can’t afford, a full suss, have no need for a fat bike
leaves me with my current collection of:
gravel bike (Ragley Trig Purple)
12 speed hardtail (Identiti AKA Light Blue)
rigid singlespeed (Surly 1x1 Green)
I love each of these bikes for their intended purposes…
But…
I’ve recently been helping a friend find his new bike and having seen A LOT, I’ve REALLY come to like the look of a Raw / TI frames
Not being able to warrant a new bike, I’ve started looking at the Surly
the local powder coaters can / will strip a frame of its paint, they can also produce a fairly convincing raw / brushed aluminium / TI-esque finish
Got me wondering, if I stripped the paint and the frame underneath looked ok, job done! If the frame underneath looked a bit…pants, have it refinished.
the reasonable part of me says “get over it, you like the green, stick with the green, now go ride your bloody bike”
WWSTWD?
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I would never ever consider changing the colour of my bike. Which is minging by the way. But life is far to short and full of opportunities to bother changing the colour of something.
TBH I still always suspect a troll when people post about decals, paintjobs etc.
Over to the other side for comment....
Stick with the green.
but if, in the future, it needed refreshing, then have a good think about what you want.
however, in the meantime, go ride your bike, once you’re out there cranking like F you’ll not care about anything else.
It's obviously new bike time.
Having owned a steel bike lacquered for a raw finish (from factory).... don't do it. It will rust.
The green is cool. Save for the Ti bike.
Stick with the green
I think you’re all right, it would just be a bad decision all round, plus the other part of me is / was thinking
raw frame = hope colours = expensive experiment all round
It’s obviously new bike time.
Do agree but I feel I’ve got all bases covered with what I already have, just can’t seem to find a valid reason for something else :-s
Stick with the green
Realistically, this is the right answer really
Im reading between the lines here. You clearly want a full suss Emtb.
And why shouldn't you.
have no need for a fat bike
Vanishingly few people on the planet have a NEED for one. But they're fun and make you smile. That's all the reason I needed.