Copper leaf Orbea Orca

Gr8spinner

My 2007 Orbea Orca. The copper leaf is applied then treated with a chemical recipe to achieve the patina.

It's a mish mash of parts but works flawlessly.

Shifters/Deraileur - SRAM Force
Brakes - Dura-Ace 7800
Crankset - Dura-Ace 9000 (Ultegra rings)
Seatpost - Syntace HiFlex
Wheels - Bontrager XXX Clinchers

Omar Little

Very nice, never seen a paintjob (or seemingly not an actual paintjob!) like that before on a carbon frame. Does it weigh much more than paint?

Gr8spinner

Thanks for checking my bike out. I'm sure the copper weighs much less than paint, so it's just the clear coat. Maybe 30-50g I'm guessing.

sloppyschleckonds

Works well, nice looking bike

mrb123

Wouldn't leave that lying around. Someone will steal it for scrap!

napoleond

Frame looks great, I'd've left the stem black though. Not least because now it looks like a little copper bit of plumbing.

Anonymous

Agreed. Looks amazing but I've had done a black stem

Gr8spinner

I actually agree with the stem. It's really easy to get carried away sometimes because it looks so pretty. You can't really see them here but the bars are copper too. I've already swapped those out for a bar with black tape.

earthvspace4XTuUWcX

Looks great! Did you do this yourself? if so could you give more details as to how it is done?

Gr8spinner

Yeah, I did it myself. In a nutshell, you prep the frame as if you were going to paint it. Apply adhesive, apply leaf, apply chem to activate the patina then clear. Really simplified, but thats basically it.