Just canvassing some opinion. I’m going to buy a nicolai. I don’t want to pay the extra for ano, but the craftsmanship on these bikes (IMHO) is too good to cover up with paint. Almost every bike I’ve had has been black or raw so I’m of a mind to get some colour. The trouble is, raw looks good for ever.
Anyhow, first up we have semi permeable yellow glaze which as the name suggests is a glaze rather than a paint so the welds are still visible.
Then we have the raw. Easy to clean, easy to keep looking nice and possibly better resale if the time comes.
Although my Yeti is anodised black and the only real wear is to the laser etch decals. All my other bikes are chipped and scratched all over but the Yeti still looks fairly smart despite getting on for 8-years old and being laid in the boot with just odd pair of gloves/camelbac shoved between it and the next muddy bike laid on top of it.
Pay the extra for the ano if youre getting a Nicolai do it right the others will date.
Ano orange is nice 😀
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I thought so too until I found out they attract additional cost. The customisation is great but extra for different stickers?
Anyway, lairy it is. Deposit going down tomorrow.
400 Euros! Well, that’s a lot cheaper than metallic paint on a car… 😉
The only thing I’d change about my Spitfire is to turn it from stealth black ano to proper lairy, yellow or orange or green or something. I hate cleaning bikes but at least bright colours look clean after a quick wash – ano black requires concors level obsession to get that brand new look back…
Out of the two free choices i’d go raw. Not that raw looks special or anything but that transparent green is awful (probably why it doesn’t cost anything). On a simpler frame design that green might not look so shite, but on an Argon TB it’s like putting a tu-tu and lipstick on a tank.
As always it’s your money, your bike and your distinct lack of style or taste. Enjoy 😀