Matte black finishing kit

duckson
duckson Posts: 961
edited July 2013 in Road buying advice
I have a CR1 SL frame and its a matte grey/black finish and would like to have a similar none shiny finish to the bars/stem/seat post.

So, can anyone point me to finishing kit in matte black?
Pro PLT seems more matte but what else is there, most seems glossy/polished?
And i cant see to find a Pro PLT seat post in 31.6mm!!! :evil:
Cheers, Stu

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  • TommyEss
    TommyEss Posts: 1,855
    A lot of the Deda stuff is matte, as is some of the FSA stuff, off the top of my head.
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  • jordan_217
    jordan_217 Posts: 2,580
    3T Dorico (Black Series) stuff is nice. Can be hard to get hold of though.

    Is this any good?:

    http://www.fatbirds.co.uk/2647/products ... black.aspx
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  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    I have the cheapest alloy Deda stuff on my CR1-SL and it looks pretty good. Ribble are probably the cheapest at the mo. Seatpost £13, RHM01 bars the same.
  • brimmers
    brimmers Posts: 47
    I used 3T Ltd carbon seat post, stem and carbon bars. The silver details matches the rest of the frame.
  • brimmers
    brimmers Posts: 47
    Prices are not quite as above, more like £500 for the 3T kit
  • amaferanga
    amaferanga Posts: 6,789
    Buy the carbon bits you want and CAREFULLY sand the lacquer and paint off to leave a nice matte carbon finish. I've done this with cranks, a stem and seatpost and used a regular car wax to give it a little extra protection (not that it really needs it).
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  • duckson
    duckson Posts: 961
    Yea i'm on a budget inline with the parts i've quoted above really, sunk most of the money into DA9000 groupset!

    Deda Zero 100 or the Pro PLT stuff it looks like.
    Pro PLT is Shimano so might suit the shifter cable routing (i know it has a single channel in the bars), probably prefer the Deda looks though (no channel in the bars i think?).
    Cheers, Stu
  • mikenetic
    mikenetic Posts: 486
    Ritchey kit is mostly matte black. The nice thing about Ritchey is that they do it in a range of price points as materials change, but the appearance is quite consistent.
  • duckson
    duckson Posts: 961
    Aye thanks. Have Ritchey on my Boardman and fancy a change, no real reason.
    Also have a Pro LT stem as i needed a shorter one on the Boardman so picked it up cheap 2nd hand and its very matte, the Ritchey stuff is matte but the Pro stuff is much more.
    Cheers, Stu

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