Originally Posted by
luker
My inspiration for all this is IBIS. I have a Mojo Carbon that has a really sweet rubberized paint surface; it takes branches and rock hits in stride, isn't slippery when wet, and looks pretty cool, too.
I'd love to have such a useful surface on everyday bikes.
What Ibis used was a"soft touch" Urethane paint, also used in the auto and computer industries for a semi resilient low gloss or no gloss coating. Makes hard plastics feel less cheap.