Bicycle Mechanics - Should I paint the fork?

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pagefaulted

01-01-07, 02:30 PM

I'm having a hell of a time trying to figure out if I should have my fork painted. I'm having a custom frame and fork built by Igleheart. The frame is going to be dark red with all the components black (wheels, seat, stem, pedals and so on.) I think it's going to look killer. But I can't decide what will look better, the fork painted the frame color or just black to match all the components. What do all of you think?

dekalbSTEEL

01-01-07, 03:01 PM

What group are you using?

Little Darwin

01-01-07, 03:20 PM

I may be a retro-grouch, but it seems to me that the fork should be the color of the frame.

pagefaulted

01-01-07, 03:26 PM

What group are you using?
Rohloff speed hub, disc front and back (saint?), running 32mm slicks on 700c all black rims.

fogrider

01-01-07, 09:19 PM

black is off the shelf, if you're doing custom, get it match the frame. can you get a custom stem too?