Stainless steel frame

socrates

What's the general opinion. I have ordered a stainless steel frame. As yet I have not settled on the finish. Do I go for mirror polished with white panels or not polished (brushed I believe it is called) with white panels. Has anyone had experience of both types of finish. All opinions welcome, positive or negative. Ta.

cycleclinic

Up to you. White pan else though I would go for a strong contrasting course. White against lusterious metal jind of blends in. You might as well have no panels at all.

cycleclinic

Oh if you go for polished you have to put polished silver potenza on it. There are people who will mirror polish that groupset for you. Witha mirror polished frame that would be lush.

As for panel colour white is not good as then you will need white bar tape and saddle. White bar tape is for clean rooms only.

If black.panels dont work for you how about a deep red so long as you can find a matching bar tape. Brooks might do a saddle with a deep red.

term1te

I'd go mirror polished, brushed might look a bit too much like titanium? I'd leave as much polished steel showing as possible, but how about two colours for the panels? White and blue, or white and red? You may even be able to get that finish where you still get some of the reflection from the mirrored steel? Not sure what it's called, but it used to be popular with chromed frames. I've seen a polished Potenza groupset, it did look nice, but if your frame uses more modern larger tubes it might not 'fit'. I would put it on a vintage frame, or one with classic tubes and geometry. Just my opinion. I put silver Veloce on my 80s Moser frame, but would have preferred to use polished Potenza, if it had been available at the time, and I was feeling flush.

step83

thecycleclinic wrote:

Oh if you go for polished you have to put polished silver potenza on it. There are people who will mirror polish that groupset for you. Witha mirror polished frame that would be lush.

I thought that was the law?

socrates

Looking at deep red panel, black decals with white lining. Panel on downtube only. Mirror polished. Company badge laser etched on seat tube.

cycleclinic

Now that's more like it.

First.Aspect

socrates wrote:

Looking at deep red panel, black decals with white lining. Panel on downtube only. Mirror polished. Company badge laser etched on seat tube.

Man United fan?

philclubman

This white and gold Merckx is smart. Rear triangle is polished I think. You might want to have less paint seeing as you've gone stainless for the whole frame.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/tour-de-france-bikes-oliver-naesens-steel-eddy-merckx-corsa/

cycleclinic

White bar tapes good for a bout one ride then it's off white until its changed.

socrates

Sorry to disappoint you First Aspect but no. Thank you everyone for your comments. Will post a photo when it is complete. Btw it is a Legend Ventoux.

stebbo99

thecycleclinic wrote:

White bar tapes good for a bout one ride then it's off white until its changed.

Oh so true.

mr_evil

thecycleclinic wrote:

Oh if you go for polished you have to put polished silver potenza on it...

Aluminium and stainless steel are different colours, and don't look good against each other, in my opinion.

kingstonian

Mirror polished........have it on my bike, and if I say so myself looks the absolute bollox on an early morning spin when the sun catches it

Matthewfalle

Kingstonian wrote:

Mirror polished........have it on my bike, and if I say so myself looks the absolute bollox on an early morning spin when the sun catches it

pic pleeeaaasssee!