Guinessisgoodforyou
rBotM Winner
Imlach's Sweaty Hippie Funk Collection, adventure bikes, rusty rats, cruisers and other alt bastardisations of bicyclery
novocaine
Old School Grand Master
Agree with gigfy fixed is great in the right place and ss is just great.
moonlite
Kona Fan
Let me help . . . white terrycloth handlebar tape, rusted frame a 'feature', 'custom' face flannel seat covering. I'm sure you've noted the white plastic wheels.
Mod-Master
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Eeeeeeeeuugggghhaaaaaaaaahh!!!
Why would a rusted frame be a feature? I saw copper plated and then intentionally oxidised but just leaving your frame out in rain? Nah.
MattiThundrrr
Kona Fan
If you call it "patina" you can raise the price.
You should see some tricks the ratrod guys have for growing rust, I can get you a recipe if you like
Mod-Master
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Yes well “patina” is spots of rust and marks I would say. Not a completely rusted frameIf you call it "patina" you can raise the price.
novocaine
Old School Grand Master
Way back when we used to rust bonnets (it was a thing in the vw scene). We used to rust them woth patterns in, it was patina but it wasn't real.
Having said that, we also lace painted a roof that got called patina, beicae the vw scene is weird.
MattiThundrrr
Kona Fan
Yeah I've seen a few bikes get that treatment as well. I'd bet There's significant overlap between the VW and rat rod bike community. Just followed a guy building this last year:
Note the headlight
The bike or the uncontrolled experiments in genetic engineering on that poor goat in the top left hand corner?
@MattiThundrrr - that VW Ratrod is lovely, along with the photos. I can feel the sun from here. Superb colours.
