Well...thanks all...I learned something(as I usually do in this group)....maybe thinking about it would have led me to the conclusion that silver-anodizing is more durable than simple polishing because the anodizing is a protective coating. But it doesn't last forever. My late partner took off his 90's XTR cranks from a 90s Specialized carbon S-works Stumpjumper that delaminated at the driveside chainstay(alas) and put them on my old PX10 SS...and you can see that the anodizing has worn off on the crank arms from use. Functionally , they're just fine however.
On Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 5:02:16 AM UTC-5 Garth wrote: > To me polished to be sustainably sparkly is best reserved for > raw/unfinished aluminum parts. I have Specialized Stage FW hubs from the > 80's that are that and with some simple hand polishing using Blue Magic and > a rag become shimmery rotating hourglasses. Most vintage derailleurs are > raw also and take to hand polishing well. Velocity NoBS rims are raw and > would take to polishing too. Yes it requires periodic polishing to keep it > that way, but to me hand polished parts look better than factory polished. > There are few if any new raw/unfinished parts these though, save removing > factory black anodising and polishing the raw finish. Otherwise anodised > silver is acceptable for parts. I must say, seatposts are especially lovely > when hand polished, as are stems, as are cranks ..... oh hell ...... what > isn't ? Ahahahahahaaa ! > > When I hand polish I dont set out to get into every nook and be overly > detailed about it. "Good enough" is the motto. It's like shaving with > double edge safety razors, the "good enough" shave is easy peasy and fun > and remarkable durable. > On Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 7:24:36 PM UTC-4 Ed Fausto wrote: > >> Hi Michael, >> I tend to agree with Nick and Peter. >> I previously bought brand new polished Son hub and Cliffhanger rim which >> after 1 year of use have tarnished which regular cleaning would not make >> any difference. >> So all my succeeding purchases where silver anodized which held up better >> even after prolonged use. >> >> Just based on my personal experience. >> Ed Fausto >> >> On Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 6:13:32 AM UTC+8 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >>> In fact, anodized will look a whole lot better a few years down the road >>> if you ride year 'round on roads that get salted in the winter. I tend to >>> ride my fat tire bike in winter which has a B&M IQ-X headlight. The Riv has >>> an Edelux II polished, and rarely if ever gets road salt on it. >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 12:05 AM Nick Payne <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Anodised will look a bit better a few years down the road than polished. >>>> >>>> On the Mason that I most recently built up, I had no choice of colour >>>> for a lot of the components I was using - e.g. C-F rims are black, SRAM >>>> AXS >>>> shifters/derailleurs are black, the Shimano XT M737 cranks I had are >>>> silver >>>> anodised, as was the Ritchey seatpost, but I decided on a bit of colour >>>> co-ordination to go with the Orange BxB saddlebag I already had and would >>>> be using, so I fitted orange Hope disc calipers and used orange handlebar >>>> tape. >>>> >>>> Nick Payne >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fe572df7-1227-41d7-b610-3eb14ae21f17n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fe572df7-1227-41d7-b610-3eb14ae21f17n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Peter White >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8da9d5ec-73a6-447b-a6aa-a5e9db2c45e3n%40googlegroups.com.
