Would it be a crime....(Klein content)

[merckx]

could look ok. cannondale bad boys look quite good in the flesh. not what i would call exciting, but i think that is the whole point of doing it anyway..

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3046/272 ... 310849.jpg

 

[sylus]

On resale it maybe an issue as most..lets be honest..think klien pre trek as fancy paint

but it your okay with that then crack on..had you thought about a black matt heat shrink?

 

[Tazio]

With black decals.

Spinal Tap build.

 

[tintin40]

......to spray a Klein matt black? And do a stealth build?

very fashionable as many super cars are doing the same

 

[jonrock]

As long as you paint it gloss black first and spend hours sanding it to a matt finish!

I must say black is very seek.

J

 

[Bob]

Hmmm.... I'm of the , it's your bike do as you please type...

BUT

if it's got a good/intersting original paintjob then i'd probably give anyone a chance to do frame swap first , someone may well have one with paint bubbles/chips in it, you know just for retrobikegoodness

 

[gsy971]

do it. i have a 01 klein adept and posted a pic of it here and got fair response cuz i mixed it with a lot of 3dv vintage bits. i put out there that i was thinking of flat black or matte black and got some opinions about it being a "klein" and "everyone has black". so i am a little confused as to why you are getting postive responses and i got negative ones. i still toy with the idea and would still consider it. do it. your bike. when was the last time we saw an all black klein????????

 

[kaiser]

Lots of positives! The frame in question needs a respray and isn't a particularly rare/fancy model

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 500wt_1156

The idea was borne from trying to work out how to match carbon forks with the frame, I fancied a nice paint job but the bad boy must have been at the back of my mind. Also the bike will be a weightweenie and loads of WW parts seem to be carbon or matt black.

 

[Bob]

looking at the picture, you've got nothing to loose, do it! will look cool

The idea was borne from trying to work out how to match carbon forks with the frame

Hmmm .... has anyone tried to vinyl wrap a bike???

 

[ishaw]

I'm sure I saw a post on here somewhere that indicated that some versions could be specially ordered in black, but I could just be plain wrong?