Thread: why are hard-anodized rims making a comeback?
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Old 01-30-17 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by TallRider
from my understanding, "hard anodizing" refers to a thick coating of aluminum oxide, which ends up a dull dark grey color. But it's pretty dark. Attached are pics of Mavic MA40 (which I rode on my first nicer road bike in high school) and H+Son TB14 (a modern take on the classic box-section rim).

I'm pretty sure actual black color would be a result of a thin, dye-infused anodizing.
Mine are definitely black, not dark grey. I'd ask if they perhaps did this dye-infused anodizing over the hard-anodizing but there are plenty of places the anodizing is worn through and I see no layer of grey in there.
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