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Originally Posted by FriarQuade
Coming from someone that anodizes a decent number of parts, it's a tricky process often carried out by people with substance abuse issues. All ano finishes are UV light sensitive and will fade to some extent over time. There are things that an ano shop can do to lessen this effect but as a consumer you've got no idea if those steps are done. Bikes that spend a lot of time outside be it while riding or on a car rack will see this way more than the bike that usually gets ridden for a few hours from the home and stored away in a garage away from the sun. I've got a set of green Project 321 hubs on my MTB and they look as good as the day I built them. But that bike generally gets ridden in the woods and might see 15-30 minutes on a rack per ride. I see some of our old ano'd tools once in a while and sometimes they look great and other times they've faded into green like colors. It just kind of depends on which ano shop they came out of. As a side note, we've been using the same shop as King for the last 5 years and those guys are awesome. The people before them, not so much.
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Most all ano fades over time. I have a couple Abby tools that are a green like color, still work great though
Quality black has a good track record from what i have seen, but but ever see an old Cannondale or Trek stem/HB? they would fit right in with the Espresso colors now available.
As for the original OP question, get the color you like and enjoy it. Unless it's a forever bike for you, by the time the colors fade you may be onto a new bike anyway.