I saw bare metal frame

In some roadie magazine I saw pictures of a top market bike that
featured a interesting frame style. It was brushed bare metal !
Onl clear matt lacquer was on !
I fell in love with the look and the idea is kylie minoguing me since.
How does a sandblasted frame look ? Is it smooth and even or bumpy ?
has anyone pictures of something similar done before ?
Would the weld seams still look as perfect without paint over it ?
would the clear coat blister off without primer ?

you usually need an etch primer for the paint to hold and stop the metal from oxidising (in my car painting experience). aluminium/alloy stuff can be clearcoated more effectively

my mates cannondale track, stripped and clearcoated

It was huge in BMXing a few years back. Virtually evey company did a raw metal/clearcoat frame, fork and bar.
So it's definitely possible to do it with Steel.

Funny, I was thinking of that as an idea for my next build?
It would look pretty cool I think, suppose it depends on frame condition?

Here's my old ALAN i built around 6 months ago ...(Remember me racing you with it, peejay? :D). Looks surprisingly similar to that cannondale posted above (?)...

thats cos it's wearing the phils/wheels you sold, tubeset is way fatter on the cannondale tho' :^{ ] }

There's a second hand complete bike for sale with a stripped IRO frame in Cavendish cycles.

adoubletap There's a second hand complete bike for sale with a stripped IRO frame in Cavendish cycles.

really ? size ? price ?

It was there last week anyhow for £500. Deep Vees and Miche kit I think. Someone was emigrating

love the chain tension:)

adoubletap It was there last week anyhow for £500. Deep Vees and Miche kit I think. Someone was emigrating

ok...thanks. I am not a big fan of the Deep Wees. I think they will fade soon enough.

deep vees are the nuts

Is that bike made of titanium?

andrewleitch86 deep vees are the nuts

Ginger nuts?

Maxwell Duryea love the chain tension:)
the photo was taken befor i found the "magic gear" which was 46 12 in the end? great on the flat not so good up hills

velocity boy Is that bike made of titanium?
if you are talking about mine then no its not ti its steel

russell [quote]Maxwell Duryea love the chain tension:)
the photo was taken befor i found the "magic gear" which was 46 12 in the end? great on the flat not so good up hills[/quote]

46 12 should be the same chainstay length as 42 16 (if my memory is right) which is a great gear for London

ive put all the gears back on it now, and use it as the road bike it was designed to be

lpg Here's my old ALAN i built around 6 months ago ...(Remember me racing you with it, peejay? :D). Looks surprisingly similar to that cannondale posted above (?)...

I bid on that frame on ebay... haha

russell [quote]velocity boy Is that bike made of titanium?
if you are talking about mine then no its not ti its steel[/quote]

In-Joke russel.

Ha-Ha-HA HA HA david. On Cornelius' behalf :)

thank you ASM
Ha Ha indeed!! ;-P

The buyer said they never received that frame! So, after a paypal dispute, I basically made no money on it.

Postmen are THIEVES!

andrewleitch86 deep vees are the nuts

a very heavy overpriced nut, so a bit like a coconut then?