I've always admired good, strong graphics on bikes. Not 1980's neon-like
graphics, but strong tasteful graphics like those on Rivendells. A couple
of years ago I bought a used Quickbeam that had been stripped of its decals
but kept the head badge, and a little after that bought a used Box Dog
I used Champion powder coating which is in the Bayview neighborhood. It only
cost 200$. I would recommend them based on my experience. I’ve heard that West
Coast powder coating in south city also does a good job. They did all the
frames for the now defunct Mission Bicycles, fro what I
Eric,
Beautiful bike! (I, too, had a new Sam that I thought was too pretty.)
Which powder coater did you use?
Evan in San Francisco
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J, your Sam likes quite nice as well. I dig the black with black accents. True
to your surname.
Jason, I think it’s unlikely that I’ll regret it, but I appreciate the concern.
I only need one bike and this one feels more like my own since I built it
myself. You want the Sam??
Joe, I agree
Wow, that Sam looks amazing! How do you like stem mounted shifters?
On Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 8:17:50 AM UTC-4, j.schwartz wrote:
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> looks great
> here's my powder coated black SH set up almost exactly like your AHH
> I ran it without decals for a couple of years and recently picked up
I understand the need for a low-key bike, but also not wanting an actual
pedestrian frame. My solution was a Clem H with a bunch of decals. This
solution looks like it must ride fantastically. I don't, however, condone
selling your Sam H based on it being too pretty - I am betting you'll
If my Hunqapillar turns out to be my forever bike, I want to get it
painted/coated black with no decals. I would probably leave the head
badge, though.
On Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 8:00:55 PM UTC-5, Eric G@rs wrote:
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> Last year I bought a new Sam Hillborne from
