Go Back  Bike Forums > Bike Forums > Road Cycling
Reload this Page >

Baby got Matte... Show us your Matte bikes!

Notices
Road Cycling “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” -- Ernest Hemingway

Baby got Matte... Show us your Matte bikes!

Old 07-15-19, 10:04 PM
  #1  
illdrag0n
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
illdrag0n's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 322

Bikes: 2014 Focus Mares AX 2.0, 2019 Cube Litening C:62 Race Disc Teamline

Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 121 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 140 Times in 68 Posts
Baby got Matte... Show us your Matte bikes!

Apologies if this has been done before... But lets start a safe haven for us fruit loops that thought buying Matte paint was a good idea.

What a PITA it is to keep clean.

Anyway, lets see em. Extra points for non-reflective pastel colours.

To kick it off, here's my grey Defy Advanced 2


Last edited by illdrag0n; 07-16-19 at 06:51 AM.
illdrag0n is offline  
Likes For illdrag0n:
Old 07-15-19, 11:09 PM
  #2  
CarloM
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 494

Bikes: 2019 TCR Advanced SL1 Disc; 2018 Cervelo S3 SRAM eTap HRD; 2020 Giant Revolt Advanced

Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 212 Post(s)
Liked 128 Times in 100 Posts


I didn’t go into it thinking “buy matte” but that’s what ended up happening. Trek FX Sport 6 and Cannondale SuperSix Evo. The irony is that the Cannondale I initially wanted was a shiny beautiful Oxblood color. It was a non Di2 Ultegra transmission but I was willing to do without the electronic shifting...but there were three paint chip dots approximately 1cm in diameter each, right beside each other, right on the top-tube facing up...so that every time I looked down at the bike I'd see them. I just couldn't spend over 2 grand on a bike with that on it. And that's how I ended up with the SuperSix matte blue and yellow.

Last edited by CarloM; 07-15-19 at 11:14 PM.
CarloM is offline  
Old 07-15-19, 11:23 PM
  #3  
noodle soup
Senior Member
 
noodle soup's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 8,922
Mentioned: 20 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4717 Post(s)
Liked 1,882 Times in 998 Posts
Black, is the new black.

noodle soup is offline  
Old 07-16-19, 12:54 AM
  #4  
jideta
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: Honolulu
Posts: 262
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 94 Post(s)
Liked 139 Times in 74 Posts
Just went down to the Bianchi store and ordered it off the web site.
Didn't know it was a matte finish until it got here.
Tends to pick up a lot of dirt fast.

jideta is offline  
Likes For jideta:
Old 07-16-19, 03:06 AM
  #5  
str8jakett
I pedal in my sleep...
 
str8jakett's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Radford VA
Posts: 637

Bikes: Giant TCR Advanced 2015, Giant Propel Advanced Pro 2015, Giant TCR Advanced 0 ISP 2008, Cube Cross Race SL 2018, Chapter2 TOA 2022

Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 128 Post(s)
Liked 76 Times in 37 Posts
I also didn't choose matte on purpose but it was a replacement frame, and the only option offered from Giant at the time. Thinking about stripping it and trading for a TCR or Defy frame.

str8jakett is offline  
Old 07-16-19, 05:06 AM
  #6  
jwalther
Full Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Lexington KY
Posts: 385

Bikes: Litespeed T3, Felt Breed 30, Co-Motion Supremo Tandem

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 77 Post(s)
Liked 62 Times in 29 Posts
Matte Viper Red.

jwalther is offline  
Old 07-16-19, 05:35 AM
  #7  
WhyFi
Senior Member
 
WhyFi's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: TC, MN
Posts: 39,505

Bikes: R3 Disc, Haanjo

Mentioned: 353 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 20791 Post(s)
Liked 9,436 Times in 4,663 Posts
Originally Posted by illdrag0n
Extra points for non-reflective pastel colours.
If I get extra points for the color, maybe it'll offset the negative points for the NDS pic -

WhyFi is offline  
Old 07-16-19, 06:36 AM
  #8  
illdrag0n
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
illdrag0n's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 322

Bikes: 2014 Focus Mares AX 2.0, 2019 Cube Litening C:62 Race Disc Teamline

Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 121 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 140 Times in 68 Posts
Originally Posted by WhyFi
If I get extra points for the color, maybe it'll offset the negative points for the NDS pic -

Nice Bike, but that looks even harder than mine to keep clean lol
illdrag0n is offline  
Old 07-16-19, 06:38 AM
  #9  
WhyFi
Senior Member
 
WhyFi's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: TC, MN
Posts: 39,505

Bikes: R3 Disc, Haanjo

Mentioned: 353 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 20791 Post(s)
Liked 9,436 Times in 4,663 Posts
Originally Posted by illdrag0n
Nice Bike, but that looks even harder than mine to keep clean lol
It is hard to keep clean. I give it a good cleaning every so often, but it's usually just keeping it from being too dirty, as opposed to keeping it clean.

Your pic isn't showing for me, BTW - dunno if it's a permission thing or what.
WhyFi is offline  
Old 07-16-19, 06:52 AM
  #10  
illdrag0n
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
illdrag0n's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 322

Bikes: 2014 Focus Mares AX 2.0, 2019 Cube Litening C:62 Race Disc Teamline

Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 121 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 140 Times in 68 Posts
Originally Posted by WhyFi
It is hard to keep clean. I give it a good cleaning every so often, but it's usually just keeping it from being too dirty, as opposed to keeping it clean.

Your pic isn't showing for me, BTW - dunno if it's a permission thing or what.
Lets try that then

im using the muc-off matte finish detailer as a protectant. Definately makes removing the oils and that easier, but doesn't stop it getting dirty
illdrag0n is offline  
Old 07-16-19, 07:02 AM
  #11  
WhyFi
Senior Member
 
WhyFi's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: TC, MN
Posts: 39,505

Bikes: R3 Disc, Haanjo

Mentioned: 353 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 20791 Post(s)
Liked 9,436 Times in 4,663 Posts
Originally Posted by illdrag0n
Lets try that then

im using the muc-off matte finish detailer as a protectant. Definately makes removing the oils and that easier, but doesn't stop it getting dirty
Now it's showing - nice bike. I like that (lack of) colorway.
WhyFi is offline  
Old 07-16-19, 07:48 AM
  #12  
ingo
Full Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 204

Bikes: Cervelo S3, Ridley Helium, Cannondale Topstone Carbon, Giant Trance

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 43 Post(s)
Liked 51 Times in 24 Posts


Weird mix of aero and non-aero. The colour was not even noticed at the time I bought it.

Last edited by ingo; 07-16-19 at 07:51 AM.
ingo is offline  
Old 07-16-19, 07:53 AM
  #13  
eric1971
Full Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 310
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 72 Post(s)
Liked 19 Times in 8 Posts
eric1971 is offline  
Old 07-16-19, 08:08 AM
  #14  
trekmogul 
Senior Member
 
trekmogul's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: NW Ohio
Posts: 1,455

Bikes: Salsa Beargrease XX1, Trek Eqnuinox 9.9 SSL, Trek Madone 6.9 ,Trek District Carbon, Trek Boone7, Trek Fuel EX9.0,Trek Fuel 9.5, Trek Rumblefish Pro, Trek Remedy 9.9, Trek Equinox7, Trek District Belt

Mentioned: 42 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 578 Post(s)
Liked 82 Times in 45 Posts


__________________
Trek Fuel EX9.0 Trek Fuel EX9.5 Trek Equinox 9.9SSL TTX Trek Madone 6.9 Pro Red Project One, Trek Boone 7, Trek Rumblefish Pro, Trek Remedy 9.9, Trek Carbon District
trekmogul is offline  
Old 07-16-19, 08:53 AM
  #15  
OneIsAllYouNeed
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Seacoast, NH
Posts: 756

Bikes: Chinook travel/gravel/family tandem, Chinook all-road, Motobecane fatbike

Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 232 Post(s)
Liked 34 Times in 25 Posts
This Chinook titanium tandem is matte (except for the artwork, which is shiny). For pastels, it has some purple and periwinkle, but they're shiny. Now I'm wondering how it would look with anodizing on the matte parts of the frame.... Pictures were taken before getting it dirty for the first time.



Matte titanium tandem

Last edited by OneIsAllYouNeed; 07-19-19 at 01:03 PM.
OneIsAllYouNeed is offline  
Likes For OneIsAllYouNeed:
Old 07-16-19, 09:38 AM
  #16  
CarloM
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 494

Bikes: 2019 TCR Advanced SL1 Disc; 2018 Cervelo S3 SRAM eTap HRD; 2020 Giant Revolt Advanced

Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 212 Post(s)
Liked 128 Times in 100 Posts
All this talk of matte bikes being hard to keep clean (which my experience with the blue and yellow Cannondale confirms)...

I really wanted my next bike purchase, probably an "aero" model in 2021 when I've gotten my strength and endurance up to the point where I feel I deserve one, and when Shimano have updated their Dura-Ace and likely their Ultegra lines, to be a really cool eye-catching color. But now I'm starting to think it will be black. Because although if you looked at my Trek closely it would probably be just as dirty as my Cannondale, just casually looking at it you wouldn't be able to tell there was any dirt on it.

I'm starting to think matte black is the way to go. So 1) it doesn't show dirt and damage easily, and 2) paint damage basically...blends in.

Maybe if someday I have access to/live near a really velodrome where I can rent time to use I'll get a sweet bling-y colored bike since the chances of damage and dirt there are extremely limited.
CarloM is offline  
Old 07-16-19, 09:47 AM
  #17  
NoWhammies
Senior Member
 
NoWhammies's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Pacific Northwest
Posts: 1,993

Bikes: Argon 18 Gallium, BH G7, Rocky Mountain Instinct C70

Mentioned: 11 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 800 Post(s)
Liked 512 Times in 306 Posts
NoWhammies is offline  
Old 07-16-19, 11:55 AM
  #18  
motosonic
Senior Member
 
motosonic's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 630
Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 275 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts
motosonic is offline  
Old 07-16-19, 01:51 PM
  #19  
MidTNBrad
Full Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Franklin, TN
Posts: 421

Bikes: 2016 Cervelo R3 & 1999 Litespeed Tuscany

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 157 Post(s)
Liked 138 Times in 79 Posts



I find that it isn't too hard to keep a matte finish clean. Either that or I just don't notice it too much.
MidTNBrad is offline  
Old 07-19-19, 09:19 AM
  #20  
primov8
Senior Member
 
primov8's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: A Yankee in Houston, TX
Posts: 1,074

Bikes: State Bicycle Co. Undefeated Track SS/FG, Lynskey Helix-Bronze

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 115 Post(s)
Liked 203 Times in 95 Posts


Btw, keeping this matte finish isn't difficult at all. I've been using Chemical Guys Matte detailer and sealant for years; my previous De Rosa Merak had a matte finish too. I currently maintain the matte tinted rims on my QX80 using the CG matte detailer too.
primov8 is offline  
Old 07-19-19, 09:30 AM
  #21  
GlennR
On Your Left
 
GlennR's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Long Island, New York, USA
Posts: 8,373

Bikes: Trek Emonda SLR, Sram eTap, Zipp 303

Mentioned: 34 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3004 Post(s)
Liked 2,433 Times in 1,187 Posts
GlennR is offline  
Old 07-19-19, 12:31 PM
  #22  
MyTi
6-4 Titanium
 
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 330
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 92 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 36 Times in 31 Posts
I wonder if matte doesn’t protect well from uv light which is bad for carbon frames supposedly
MyTi is offline  
Old 07-19-19, 01:33 PM
  #23  
bruce19
Senior Member
 
bruce19's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Lebanon (Liberty Hill), CT
Posts: 8,456

Bikes: CAAD 12, MASI Gran Criterium S, Colnago World Cup CX & Guru steel

Mentioned: 6 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1722 Post(s)
Liked 1,272 Times in 734 Posts

CAAD 12 w/105
bruce19 is offline  
Old 07-19-19, 01:37 PM
  #24  
cb400bill
Forum Moderator
 
cb400bill's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Kalamazoo MI
Posts: 21,321

Bikes: Fuji SL2.1 Carbon Di2 Cannondale Synapse Alloy 4 Trek Checkpoint ALR-5 Viscount Aerospace Pro Colnago Classic Rabobank Schwinn Waterford PMount Raleigh C50 Cromoly Hybrid Legnano Tipo Roma Pista

Mentioned: 58 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3059 Post(s)
Liked 6,376 Times in 3,689 Posts
2018 Fuji SL2.1 Day of purchase photo.

cb400bill is offline  
Old 07-19-19, 01:38 PM
  #25  
Dean V
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 2,853
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1067 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 259 Times in 153 Posts
Originally Posted by MyTi
I wonder if matte doesn’t protect well from uv light which is bad for carbon frames supposedly
Definitely.
I painted the windows in our house matte black and I can still see clearly through them and all the colours on my expensive furnishings are fading as fast as ever!
Dean V is offline  

Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.