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Old 09-04-09, 02:55 PM
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Custom Head Tube Badges and Frame Emblems

I posted a thread a month ago about making custom head tube badges and frame emblems. Over the past few weeks i have completed a couple of different designs that people have sent me. I just wanted to share them with you so you can see the quality and detail that goes into each piece that i make. Again, if you are interested in me making you a cool custom piece for your bike, email me your ideas and we will go from there. Thank you. thebrett80@yahoo.com
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would you be able to do anything in color?
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Brett did the SF badges for me. They came out GREAT, and he was very pleasant to deal with.
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Originally Posted by whitekimchee
would you be able to do anything in color?
I'd be so down for a colored pedobear
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avg. price?
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As far as color goes, it depends on what you are refering to as "color". i could send a piece out for colored annodizing, or i could paint a piece any soild color you would like.

My pricing for a single piece is $30 to $50. depending on size and detail. If you order more than one of the same design then each additional piece is $10.
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Im not quite sure what you mean? any on mamer?
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lol
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ooh.. I would definately rock an L.A. one.
colored pedobear....lol
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The circular one was made for me. Brett was great to deal with and very time concious. I have yet to recieve them but expect to get them tommrow. I will post pics when I do.

I have been wanting to do this for a while... the design I did is my Japanese family mon (crest). Can't wait to get those on my bikes
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I could make you a L.A. badge. let me know if you are interested.
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Hiroshima, Your parts were sent out on thursday, first class mail. you should expect to get them today. When i shipped the S.F. badges to "MAMER" in San Francisco, he recieved them in two days.
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Originally Posted by thebrett
Hiroshima, Your parts were sent out on thursday, first class mail. you should expect to get them today. When i shipped the S.F. badges to "MAMER" in San Francisco, he recieved them in two days.
I did not mean to come off as unhappy. Just stated that I had not gotten them yet so I can not post photos
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no worries jeff. i did not take it the wrong way. i was just updating you on the shipping status, because i have not done so yet through email for you.
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how are these attached?
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if you are attaching them to an already painted frame, then just a couple small drops of a clear drying epoxy on the back of the head badge, it holds great.

if you have a raw unpainted frame, you can braze them on, or expoxy them on.
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Originally Posted by Deez0
looks really good! any pics with them on mamer?
Not yet, been busy with work and riding so I haven't been able to go to the hardware store to get the epoxy to affix them. I'll do my best to get pics up tomorrow.
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Setup a group buy for something we can all enjoy (more interest=cheaper tooling up)?

Any ideas? (just tossing the idea out there)
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Originally Posted by PoN
Setup a group buy for something we can all enjoy (more interest=cheaper tooling up)?

Any ideas? (just tossing the idea out there)
Group buy and CUSTOM are oxymorons.

Besides, most custom head badges cost upwards of $65 for 1 and no real break I any addl ones. That he does any addl at $10 is nutty good pricing.

I would take advantage of Brett's low poricing while it is still low.
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Update. Got the badge on the bike using double stick mounting tape. For more intracate designs mounting may be an issue. But for mine, it was pretty straighforward.

Really like it,... still have to get the badges mounted on my other bikes...
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pedobear groupbuy
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Originally Posted by steveymcdubs
pedobear groupbuy
So bear looks around both sides (mirrored image) of the head tube and in the front center maybe a lollipop cutout and "Got Loli?" below? hah

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I really like them, email incoming bro
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