The effect of powdercoating heat treated aluminium.

[Mickey]

You have some very beautiful frames, are they all in powder?


http://www.spookybikes.com/files/imagecache/product_full/hawk 282.jpg (This is awesome!!!)

We powder or Ano- wet paint is too expensive, toxic and fragile for my preferences.

Semi retro content:
That blue frame is a 650b bike for Tammy Jacques Grewal.
She's making a comeback and wanted something racier than her Erriksen.

FTW built her bikes in the early 90's so we were a natural choice.


We're building Rishi a sweet steel 29'r too. The two bikes he still rides are a Klein Palomino and a super cool fillet-brazed GT Psyclone.

As a certified child of the NORBA circuit I had NO choice but to build Rishi a frame. He's Rishi ******* Grewal after all!

Both of those guys have ALL of their old team bikes in the garage...
Drool/

 

[Rampage]

Is that a semi-translucent powdercoat on the blue frame?

 

[Tazio]

What's your view on scandium for a lightweight rider who uses it for light recreational XC with no big hits or high speeds Mickey?

 

[Mickey]

Is that a semi-translucent powdercoat on the blue frame?

Yeah.
We were originally going to blast the logos into the frame with the trans over it but then I realized that it was a team bike, so more visible stickers was probably a good idea.

I'm experimenting with pre-heat temperatures and etching degreasers on team frames to see if we can dial in the long-term longevity of a non-blasted powder job. Intense ships bikes with that finish now, but I really want to see the long term durability on it myself before I sell that to someone.

What's your view on scandium for a lightweight rider who uses it for light recreational XC with no big hits or high speeds Mickey?

If it's cheap and you don't care if it breaks, why the heck not?