hohum

I've ridden on and off my entire life and mostly fixed. I've recently gone on another cycling kick and am riding a 2016 Kilo TT Pro.

My SO has taken an interest in riding fixed but wants more of a DIY build; mostly because she's been looking at all the fixed gear bike porn out there going "OH COLORS!" We're going to spend more on her bike than I did on mine.

She's looking for a darkish-purple (indigo?) frame set. We've found a couple she likes but I was wondering if anyone is aware of any more/different options.

Option 1: Leader 725 comes in a shade of purple that she likes.

Option 2: EAI Bare Knuckle comes in a slightly lighter but still attractive color purple.

Option 3: I could buy a decent frame in any color then strip it and paint it. What's involved in this process? Are there special bike paints out there, or will automotive base coat+paint work on a bike?

Option 4: ???

Regulatori

A shop can do a bike frame. Metal is metal...it's mostly about good prep, good quality paint (like PPG car paint), and a painter that actually knows how to do bike frames. Painting flat surfaces like a car is a lot easier than the small curved surfaces of a bike frame. If you do go that route, call up some bike shops and ask who they recommend. You could also call some auto-body shops and ask if any of the employees have experience with bike frames.

What size frame does she need? I can look around and post some examples.

Regulatori

Here's a Bridgestone (called Anchor in Japan) in a 52cm with purple/blue color changing paint.
ANCHOR | 'Aurora' blue-purple color changing | 52cm | NJS EXPORT

jlafitte 

prooftheory

Kilo TT in purple. How big is your SO? There is one available in 44cm right now. At least you figured out that color is the most important thing in picking out a bike.

Bandera

Although having Color as a Primary Requirement in selecting a frameset rather than size/fit, geometry or frame material is unique Wabi makes high quality SS/FG framesets/bikes designed for riding on the road.



Ask Richard about color, there is a "Custom" listing:

Wabi Cycles Classic fixed gear bike specs

-Bandera (No affiliation w/ Wabi etc.)

jlafitte 

Also you can get a Colossi frameset painted any Pantone color at no extra charge.

hohum

I live pretty far out in the sticks and there just aren't any bike shops in my area. I want to take this project on myself because we need to learn more about this process so we can maintain our bikes ourselves; because we have to. This is also partly the reason we've both decided to ride fixed. They're just so damned easy to maintain.

51cm

I know which frame you're talking about because I actually googled "Kilo TT frameset" and found a bunch of results. I actually found one in 47cm as well but that's probably going to be a bit small for her.

This is actually a really good idea. I'm going to keep this option on the table.

This is a good idea too but Colossi's website is broken at the moment. It seems they've forgotten to pay for their squarespace account. \o/

Edit: and it's back up! Huzzah!

bitingduck

Cinelli Mash Work comes with a bare metal finish: MASH Work Frameset - 56mm - raw finish*| Cinelli-USA

BilbroSwaggins

and a ridiculous price tag

ufbeans

Wowza! $950 for a tig welded chromo frame?! Does it have 24 ct gold fillet brazing?

hohum

Yeah I decided not to spend a small fortune on a frame for a color when I can easily strip a frame and repaint it.