Originally Posted by
Scrodzilla
More alternative bike facts!
The gold K710SL is coated with titanium nitride and has a much nicer, longer-lasting finish than a gold Z410.
Notice I wrote IME? I had a new-in-nox-with factory goop black/silver 710 and the black paint was rough/wrinkled and flaking and the silver finish was rough and had rust spots. The silver Z410s I've bought have been smooth like chrome. The black Z410s have been slick and glossy. Just my personal experience.
And although their website doesn't claim it to be, I suspect the gold 410s are TN coated as well. It doesn't look like or scratch like paint.
Also, in context, I said KMCs in general last a long time. I didn't say the 410s outlast the 710s.