roshea

I'm putting together a commuting bike and have sourced a cheap Alu frame to use. I think it would be improved by de-branding and painting - good to hide how cheap it is! A friend (spray painter in real life) can paint it, so I'd like some suggestions for simple paint schemes that would look good. I really like 2-tone bands (eg Lemond, Vanilla, Baum) but wonder how good this style would look without logos on the band.

Any suggestions?

Here's the frame in question:


I'm not sure if the decals can easily be removed or if they're under clear coat (it should arrive today). Bands over the logos might be an option.

roshea

Some examples of the sort of look I'm thinking of - how would it be without logos?

chasem

maybe you could do a design of some sort within the bands, to take the place of those logos

roshea

Nice idea!

I've also done some playing to see if two thinner bands look ok on a white or matte silver frame:



(though the bottle cages from BikeCAD don't look great)

SingleSpeeDemon

Personally, I would do something like Dario Pegoretti, but that's just me.

velocanuck

looks like an old school retro paint scheme, very nice...personally, I love yellow/white or black/yellow.

Just keep playing around till something strikes you...kinda like dating...