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monkeyboy424

monkeyboy424

Turbo Monkey
Mar 19, 2002
1,483
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Place
technically its just orange.... you need atleast one reflective strip for it to count as a traffic cone...

haha

i think it looks really sick...
 
Bicyclist

Bicyclist

Turbo Monkey
Apr 4, 2004
10,152
2
SB
I thought you didn't like your Demo? Definately looks sick, I love flashy paint. My XC bike is neon green, it's killer.
 
B

blue

boob hater
Jan 24, 2004
10,160
2
california
I once had a neon yellow XC bike with a yellow Reba. And yellow grips. And my race jersey was yellow. It made children cry as I rolled by. Never again, never again.

Perhaps an orange 40 and orange Mallets would complete the ensemble? I dunno, I don't think I can dig the orange frame alone...it doesn't match...ORANGE 40!!!
 
R

Rik

Turbo Monkey
Nov 6, 2001
1,085
1
Sydney, Australia
Orange Sun rims, ala Konas OEM spec? They exist, yeh? Or am I imagining things again?
Oh, and Maxxis tyres with the ugly stripe to complete it!
 
stgil888

stgil888

Monkey
Jun 16, 2004
484
0
Malibu, CA
The bike looks good. The Maxxis tires with the orange stripe do not. That stripe always bugged me more than it should have.
 
bikenweed

bikenweed

Turbo Monkey
Oct 21, 2004
2,432
0
Los Osos



She's nice, but her back end is too short. If anyone wants to trade me for a v10 or a Sunday or something, let me know. She's Orange. I painted her. She looks like a popsicle and goes really fast on technical trails.
 
bikenweed

bikenweed

Turbo Monkey
Oct 21, 2004
2,432
0
Los Osos
I pretty much hate the back end of this bike, it's too short. But the rest of the bike is pretty killer. Buying rims or tires to match a rattle can paint job seems ridiculous IMO, or buying any parts just based on color. For under $50, it's pretty easy to get almost any frame professionally painted. Therefore, buying parts to match a $4.39 can of paint is just silly. I can get awfully drunk for $4.19, let alone $4.39.
 
Kntr

Kntr

Turbo Monkey
Jan 25, 2003
7,526
21
Montana
bikenweed said:
I pretty much hate the back end of this bike, it's too short. But the rest of the bike is pretty killer. Buying rims or tires to match a rattle can paint job seems ridiculous IMO, or buying any parts just based on color. For under $50, it's pretty easy to get almost any frame professionally painted. Therefore, buying parts to match a $4.39 can of paint is just silly. I can get awfully drunk for $4.19, let alone $4.39.
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Whats ridiculous is painting a $5000 dollar bike with a $4.39 can of paint.... :) then admitting it on RM is..... priceless. :):):):)

Seems like orange is the new color. Now, I need to paint my Fly and my Bronco.
 
bikenweed

bikenweed

Turbo Monkey
Oct 21, 2004
2,432
0
Los Osos
Kanter said:
Whats ridiculous is painting a $5000 dollar bike with a $4.39 can of paint.... :) then admitting it on RM is..... priceless. :):):):)
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Why is that ridiculous? It was nicer than the Krylon they had for $3.40. Nothing on this site really matters, it's a website about bike riding. Does anyone actually care? No. I heard your stuff is already orange. Btw, orange is automatically 14 seconds faster on any race course than any other pastel color. We got the goods.
 
bikenweed

bikenweed

Turbo Monkey
Oct 21, 2004
2,432
0
Los Osos
Did you use a brush for that frame? How much clear coat? Looks slick. I am craving vitamin C right now, want some?
 
Transcend

Transcend

My Nuts Are Flat
Apr 18, 2002
18,040
3
Towing the party line.
bikenweed said:
Did you use a brush for that frame? How much clear coat? Looks slick. I am craving vitamin C right now, want some?
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Neither, it's custom paint from the factory. All team bikes worldwide are this color apparently. We requested it in August of last year though - yeah for being at the head of the pack! ha.

INstead of powder they used regular wet process paint though, no idea why..it sucks.

I just had a V8, I think I'm all vitamin C'd out.
 
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