It is a great story and a great testament to Paul. If it fades, so what? We all fade. Ride and enjoy! It is snowing hard though. Puts me in a mood. Tim
On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 3:10:28 PM UTC-6 iamkeith wrote: > > What a great story! > > In case it didn't come up, you should still try to keep your bike out of > direct sunlight when you're not riding it. I've have a fair number of Paul > components at this point (first ones were those same moto-lite V brakes > from 1995 or thereabouts), and most of them HAVE faded. Black is kind of > brown now. I doubt it will be like your others, but you might as well > preserve them the best you can. Also, if anodizing is anything like paint, > red tones will naturally oxidize quicker than other colors. > > If I remember correctly, there are at least two methods of anodizing. The > one Paul uses is much less toxic and more environmentally sound, but > doesn't impart as hard or glossy or deep of a change to the aluminum. I'm > sure I over-simplified that though. > On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 11:17:21 AM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: > >> George, never. >> >> The photo I showed was from Paul. It was just to show me the color before >> they shipped my order to me. Paul had to break everything into tiny pieces >> for anodizing and then they put it back together in gorgeous packaging and >> shipped it to me. >> [image: image0.jpeg][image: image1.jpeg] >> >> On Jan 12, 2024, at 12:30 PM, George Schick <bhi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hopefully you took the bike and the brake parts to that good bike shop >> over there this time where they know what they're doing, not the one that >> you tried once and they lost some of your parts. >> >> >> >> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 11:07:50 AM UTC-6 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >> wrote: >> >>> Marc - my thoughts, too! I know if will fade a little bit over time, but >>> should not be so severe. >>> >>> Minh, no, these are a new and full set that Paul sent to the anodizer >>> for me! I did pay extra for that, but it was a nominal fee, I thought. They >>> don’t usually do the entire brake, usually levers and barrel adjustors, I >>> think, but we got wild and decided to do the whole kit. We just have to be >>> careful setting them up, but then it should be fine and shouldn’t mark up >>> the posts. >>> >>> On Jan 12, 2024, at 11:58 AM, Minh <mgian...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> pretty cool, so they did not have fully made parts but were able to >>> sell you a box of partial parts to mix and match your own? i"m guessing >>> this is a little too labor intensive to make a regular thing but very nice >>> of them to still be able to do this. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 11:55:49 AM UTC-5 Marc Irwin wrote: >>> >>>> If Paul did the anodizing, this time it will be right! >>>> >>>> Marc >>>> >>>> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:28:30 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding >>>> Ding! wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers >>>>> came with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO >>>>> brake levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly >>>>> fast and everything was silver 4 months later. >>>>> >>>>> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul >>>>> sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, >>>>> they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any >>>>> of >>>>> their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I >>>>> got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an >>>>> employee >>>>> I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from >>>>> the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via >>>>> email) and we made a plan. >>>>> >>>>> We colored it all. >>>>> >>>>> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. >>>>> >>>>> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The >>>>> envelope had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just >>>>> because, with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever >>>>> seen. Swoon! I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami >>>>> inside. >>>>> I uncovered the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So >>>>> beautiful. Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, >>>>> rose >>>>> color. >>>>> >>>>> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this >>>>> experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on >>>>> its >>>>> way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces >>>>> back >>>>> in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the >>>>> shop. >>>>> I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, >>>>> “I >>>>> have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants >>>>> to see what is in these boxes?” >>>>> >>>>> So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate >>>>> little parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff >>>>> I >>>>> had never seen. >>>>> >>>>> “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul >>>>> emblems. >>>>> >>>>> “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him. >>>>> >>>>> I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few >>>>> days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that I’ll get to >>>>> ride and try those beautiful Paul parts out; we are getting up to a foot >>>>> of >>>>> snow! For now they are only a visual treat. I can’t even imagine how >>>>> enamored I will be when I get to actually USE the brakes. >>>>> >>>>> And what nice people. I was not expecting them to be so personable! I >>>>> have heard they are a small operation, but they *are* famous in their >>>>> own right - celebrity machinists, really - yet so kind to a layperson >>>>> like >>>>> me. >>>>> >>>>> Here’s the photo I got before the parts shipped. “Whatcha think?” he >>>>> asked. >>>>> >>>>> Oh, he knew. 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