Originally Posted by
fa63
At the moment, I have decided to ride the bike as is for a while. However, sometime in the not too distant future (probably when I pull everything off for cleaning and re-lubing in a few months) I plan to strip the bike down, re-finish in a brushed finish and add a brushed Ti seatpost to match. Maybe add a set of carbon tubulars as well (I really have my eyes on a wheelset built around Edge 1.68 rims). I am kind of shooting for a look like this bike (minus the Lightweight wheels
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Yah, there's just something about that brushed, shiny finish and the matte gray just doesn't deliver looks-wise. But I also ride on a Scattante that you can't remove the decals from, so I'm not sure if I am really an authority on what looks good or not.