So I dropped off my Trek beater at a powder coating place to get prepped for winter use. I almost shat myself when the guy quoted me a price of $30 for blasting and coating. If there's an interest, I'll keep everyone posted about the quality of the job as that's about the cheapest price I've seen for prep and coat on a bike.

man for $30 bucks you can't even have someone quote you a price in this damn city..

post pics..

where is this place located?

that is insanely cheap

Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. About 5 minutes from the Leinenkugels brewery. It looks like they mostly deal with race car chassis, etc. It was pretty hillarious, there's no real enterance, you just walk into the shop and stand there until one of the ten or so cigarette-smoking employees notices you. They seemed friendly enough however..

I'll post pics, they told me around a week...

Let us know how it turns out. Post pics & contact info. See about rims, if you can .Thanks.

- leinies!

- mmm...

:-)

I'd drive from Chicago. The extra $20 in gas could be written off! Stack a few frames and it gets even better.

Edit: maybe not. Almost to Minneappleus.

Yeah, please post the name and address. For 30$ it's totally worth shipping.

i think if people start mailing them loads of frames, they will realise that they are under priced and bump it up to whatever other shops charge. i'm guessing the only reason its so cheap is because the rarely (if ever) get this sort of request.

edit: i'm not saying you shouldn't try, it might be worth a phone call. they could need the business. i'm just saying don't expect it to stay that cheap if demand skyrockets.

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haven't done it yet...
maybe this winter.

damn, 30 bucks though... you can not beat that price.
I would switch colors each season.

The link to craigslist is dead.

shoot.
I will find the email they sent me.

It seems craigslist removed them from there site. If the place you're talking about is at ozonepark queens i think i remember reading negative reviews about them.

there's that place out in LI that's $60, (color something or other) comes up in everyone of these conversations. Great if you have a car in this city....

Just got back from picking up the frame. I have to say, for $30 they did a great job.

I'd like to think that the Jeebus on my fridge approves as well.

Contact info:

Powder Plus
720 E. Spring Street
Chippewa Falls, WI
715-720-0815

looks pretty good. i was planning on going up to french paper, so maybe the trip east would be worth it, although i'd ahve to do it twice. leinie's could make it worth it

Damn, that looks pretty sweet!

it took over a month?

Hahaha, no, it took a little over a week. They're about 25 minutes from where I live and are closed by the time I get done with work and drive there. I had today off and was able to finally pick it up.

That sounds like awesome. And near Leinenkugels to boot!

Just be sure to chase all the thread you want to use and face hs and bb. Looks great for 30 bucks, though...looks great for 80 bucks, in fact.

That or, realising that bikes are a lot cheaper than the cars they normally do, they could keep the price low and start advertising a bit. Use this easy work to fill in the slow days when no one needs their racecar painted. If they are cheaper than everyone, they can corner the bottom of the market on a few colours and thus expand their locally limited business plan.

that's a really good deal. it's 70 around here for a standard color and that doesn't even include the blasting.

nice job