Refinishing my Firefly frame

[staggerwing]

Originally Posted by Matthew

Panels, in your favorite color. Can never go wrong with panels.

I'm kinda old school, and love the idea of a classic panel design, updated by anodizing on a titanium frame. Perhaps reverse (bare ti) lettering floating in a blue anodized panel, with complimentary rings top and bottom.

[teleguy57]

Originally Posted by staggerwing

I'm kinda old school, and love the idea of a classic panel design, updated by anodizing on a titanium frame. Perhaps reverse (bare ti) lettering floating in a blue anodized panel, with complimentary rings top and bottom.

Mmmmmmm....

[RedRider]

Paint it. Yes, I said it and the idea of painting Ti probably made a few of you gasp. Here's my very personal opinion... natural ti finished frames are so common among the current offering that you can't tell them apart at 5 feet. I look at most of them and my first reaction is BORING. Sure, natural ti the most durable finish but if you are being "practical" you would have bought a "bog standard" stock frame and not a Firefly. I like my bikes to make me smile when I look at them... so, go for it! Personalize it...Add color any way you want...Whatever gets you excited...

[jbrainin]

Perhaps something like this? (But not this:I don't want a twin for my bike!)

[tiretrax]

I love naked ti with colorful accents - seat clamp, headset, bb, saddle and bar tape. However, do what appeals to you. As an owner of several painted ti bikes and cringing over paint chips, I think anno is the way to go - provided it will be in a flavor you'll like in 10 years. So, I like the suggestions for panels, although the blue one above is enticing.

[Idris Icabod]

Originally Posted by jbrainin

Perhaps something like this? (But not this:I don't want a twin for my bike!)

Winner! Just wow.

[bewheels]

Am I missing something?
I see a rear brake cable hanger/stop but no brake post on the front or rear.
What does the cable hander do?

Originally Posted by jbrainin

[vav]

Originally Posted by bewheels

Am I missing something?
I see a rear brake cable hanger/stop but no brake post on the front or rear.
What does the cable hander do?

Probably attach to this guys

[jbrainin]

Originally Posted by vav

Probably attach to this guys

I used silver Paul Racer M brakes, now replaced with silver EE brakes.

[GuyGadois]

Great ideas.

I think it would be fun to have Firefly base the design on a 80s vintage paint job like the Pinarello Tri color or Mapei Colnago paint jobbie. Some kind of modern interpretation.

GG

[happycampyer]

My problem with trying to pick a finish on a ti Firefly is that, once I got started, I would need to get five or six in order to be satiated.

That's why I ended up ordering a carbon/ti mix. Much easier to keep it simple.

I agree that you need to find an inspiration and then talk it over with Tyler and team. Something that would look cool is digital camo anodizing, but it would probably cost a fortune and take forever to do. I love the ones with irridescent ano. Ano panels as mentioned above would be very cool. See what I mean?