Originally Posted by
bh85
Is anyone having any issues with paint on their Renegades? I have pretty much brand new one and when I tightened bottle cages, the paint chipped around the mounting holes. I did not over tighten them at all. Also, its chipping around seatpost tightening bolt. I never had any issues with any of the 10 bikes I had. I think paint process is bad?
I've noticed some chips on my 2017 Exile and also some paint wearing off where the black brake cables rub against the paint. I just assumed this was normal. The paint does seem to be much different and more brittle in composition to the paint on my 1990 Giant Iguana. That was a steel bike and the paint was more of a shiny hard durable paint. The paint on my jamis is matte and seems more like an eggshell where it's easier to chip/crack.
In all fairness, I was young when I had the Giant and treated it really well as I only rode it on paved roads. I've been riding this Jamis all over the place on gravel, dirt, rocks etc so it's getting more abuse.