I remember seeing a company advertised in Velonews that specialized in color anodizing of ti frames. They would add whatever pattern you wanted. I wanted faux lugs added to mine.
I did spot a steel lugged frame at the local training ride last night. It was a Bielstein. The owner said the maker was in the Black Hills of S.D. and only made 15 or so frames before disappearing. Anyone familiar with him?
Mike Richardson
-----Original Message----- From: OROBOYZ@aol.com <OROBOYZ@aol.com> To: moos@penn.com <moos@penn.com>; bikgeek@hotmail.com <bikgeek@hotmail.com> Cc: OROBOYZ@aol.com <OROBOYZ@aol.com>; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 7:48 PM Subject: [CR]Re: Teledyne finish...
>In a message dated 1/31/2001 5:29:31 PM Eastern Standard Time,
moos@penn.com
>writes:
>
><< I tend to believe Dale that the Titan is anodized. >>
>
>What? Gasp! Could you do anything BUT believe me?
>
>No, I GUARANTEE that the Teledynes are were anodized.. Honest!
>
>Re: Peter's speculation about the colors of the various Ti alloys.. I have
>sold & messed with; many many Litespeeds under various names and in various
>finishes, Ibis, Merlin, Moots, Serotta, Titus, Clark Kent, the old Fuji Ti
>bikes and Speedwell (these last two "Commercially pure" or "CP" not 100%
ti,
>there's a difference!) and Colnago (who knows what's in those!)
>
>I am pretty sure that all these Ti alloys are pretty much the same color
>wise.
>6/4 is the same as 3/2... is the same as CP. They ARE very different
>appearing when treated with different finish techniques though. Bead
blasting
>in certain grits can yield a very dark appearing frame. (By the way, it is
a
>trip to bead blast Ti, as it gives off "sparkles" that are scary at first!)
>The same alloy, when "bright" polished (using cotton buffing wheels and
>various polishing compounds) appears much more silvery and light. "Brushed"
>finish as Peter describes with abrasive pads (Scotchbrite) gives more
>light-dark options, all depending on coarseness of abrasive. Then
anodizing
>over any of these finishes gives yet another range of new effects. All come
>out the same despite the Ti alloy content.
>
>Jim Cunningham at CyclArt is very experienced at all these Ti finishes.
Maybe
>he can chime in...
>
>Dale Brown