And the award for the best ever MTB paint job goes to…

I’m torn. Always loved this,
A pearlescent white, with a smoke over blue metallic. 89 Ascent EX

Then again, the elegant simplicity of an early 90s Breezer,

But, there’s this as well,

Oddly, this is the bike that got me thinking about this. From the Spesh MixTape collection, looks ace, IMHO.

Let the bickering commence!

Klein photos…..

A good Kona splatt is hard to beat.
Colinlikesbikes does some fantastic paint jobs Colinlikesbikes

I always liked the lovely simplicity of the translucent green Stanton Switchback.

Obviously ignore the gopping bars, and white forks never look good. The frame though. Gorgeous. No fancy schmancy fades or nothing, just great.

However, Production Privee Shan Gulf for the win.

Followed closely by the Production Privee Shan GT.

Production Privee Shan Gulf Greggs

😉

The Stanton green is indeed lovely. Simple, but lovely.

Klein photos…..

Too busy finding one to post…

However, I’m very much a form follows function sort of person, so this is my favourite.

Fat Chance Harlequin.

And why no “This paint job? Why yes, yes, it is” thread title?

Can I enter mine for consideration? 🙂

I like ‘em loud.

That Production Privee Shan GT is gorgeous.

I hated my first GT, but I have to admit that those early 90s paint jobs with the splattered effect they used on many of their models, garnered a lot of admiration from people when I went riding.

NOTE: That is not neither my bike, nor my photograph.

Looking at that Stanton above, and browsing the Stanton site earlier in the week – they do a terrible job as a company of showing off their frames, don’t they?

They offer custom paint as a £150 upcharge on their frames, but the only hint at what the colout looks like is a little matt square on the site that you click to pick the colout, no corresponding photos. They really could benefit from the professional Cotic style gallery shots. They’re lovely looking bikes, they should take advantage of the fact.

Shan – mehhhh, Gulf colours were undeniably cool, but it’s a bit like a Ferrari fleece gilet. They’ve been plastered on everything over the years, to try and prove a point I just googled “Gulf racing condoms”, actually they don’t exist so there’s a market opportunity for someone!

I love the Karate Monkey Ops in spray tan colour.

Stanton is a great shout though.

Funny, I got that Spesh ‘mixtape’ email and thought it was such bollocks i didn’t even go and look. Bike does look good though 😊

Something by Mercredi is the first thing that comes to my mind

Andy’s Bike Packing 29er

I’m slightly biased (as i own one), but this colour in the flesh is lovely.

Spesh Ohlins coil ‘deep purple

The rocky mountain is nice, but even with the old school head angle, it looks like the forks are bent backwards.

I like my bling.

I must admit I’ve always liked the simplicity of the Bontrager’s.

But always liked the original Orange clockwork.

Peacock groove or groovey cycleworks for some amazingly loud but amazeballs paint jobs. English cycles for lovely subtle classy stuff

Those 90s bikes are gaudy and gopping. Nothing arty about it – just pick two loud colours and fade them. It’s hardly art.

I saw lots of original clockworks – that was the worst painjob they did IMO. Even plain orange was better. My mate had a nickel plated one, but I preferred black.

Call me boring but I like raw titanium.

That and my childhood friends black gt tequesta with splashed paint effect and flexi stem. I had bike envey with that one.

Sorry, didn’t know we had to pick bikes painted by Leonardo da Vinci.

Those 90s bikes are gaudy and gopping. I preferred black.

Still the 1989 Kona Cinder Cone or Explosif, for me. Not an original choice I know but graphically / logo use and position plus that paint, all just ground-breaking imo. Stunning looking bikes. That it was on top of such a nicely proportioned frameset was a bonus, but Brodies had already done that.

Quite a fan of the BD Axis smoke finish also.

Possibly slightly biased as a previous owner…

All that people said about my Cindercone was “somebody spill paint on it” but I liked it.

I quite like the paintwork available on BAUMs eg.

EDIT: Sadly not MTB. Kleins for the win.

Those 90s bikes are gaudy and gopping. Nothing arty about it – just pick two loud colours and fade them. It’s hardly art.

Priceless 😀

https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-colour-to-re-spray-my-frame/

I wouldn’t say it the best ever, but personally I think this is great 🙂

https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/44669/setup_checks/34835/photos/69680/s1600_IMG_1435.jpg?1499726229

odd looking mtbs on this thread 😕

Not usually a fan of bling but I really liked this.

>odd looking mtbs on this thread

Fair enuff

Klein Mardi Gras is amazing (in an early 90’s kinda way).

I’d post an image but it’s nae working…

Classic