Richardnew
Look Ma, No Hands!
Very Nice
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Bianchi Project
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Richardnew
Look Ma, No Hands!
1969 Restoration Project
This is an interesting project. It's you basic low budget project. You don't always have to spend thousands of dollars on your bike.
I'm still waiting to hear back from Airglow about painting my bike. They don't seem to be very interested. I'll give them a few more days to respond and then I move on to another shop.
Richard Newton
Bianchi Restoration Project
This is an interesting project. It's you basic low budget project. You don't always have to spend thousands of dollars on your bike.
I'm still waiting to hear back from Airglow about painting my bike. They don't seem to be very interested. I'll give them a few more days to respond and then I move on to another shop.
Richard Newton
Bianchi Restoration Project
Richardnew
Look Ma, No Hands!
Given up on Airglow
Airglow turned out to have a nice web site and not much else. No one bothered to return my calls or my emails. Obviously not the sort of place you want working on your bike.
I'm going to try a place up in Jacksonville Fl called the Bicycle Clinic. If they don't work out I'm probably going to try one of the places in Seattle I know. First, let's see how this new place works out. They can't do worse than Airglow.
Richard Newton
Airglow turned out to have a nice web site and not much else. No one bothered to return my calls or my emails. Obviously not the sort of place you want working on your bike.
I'm going to try a place up in Jacksonville Fl called the Bicycle Clinic. If they don't work out I'm probably going to try one of the places in Seattle I know. First, let's see how this new place works out. They can't do worse than Airglow.
Richard Newton
Richardnew
Look Ma, No Hands!
It's The Bicycle Clinic
I'm impressed with The Bicycle Clinic. They got back to me with a price quote in less than an hour. They'll paint, decal and then clear coat the bike. They'll even redo the chrome on the front forks. The total will be $500.
Richard Newton
Bianchi Blog
I'm impressed with The Bicycle Clinic. They got back to me with a price quote in less than an hour. They'll paint, decal and then clear coat the bike. They'll even redo the chrome on the front forks. The total will be $500.
Richard Newton
Bianchi Blog
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Iverider
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Doesn't sound too bad! Post pics when it's painted!
Richardnew
Look Ma, No Hands!
Paint Update
I have a plan. The bike is going to the Bicycle Clinic in Jacksonville FL. Also, Airglow finally got back to me. He apologized and all but I still have questions.
Now to the price. I gave Bicycle Clinic and Airglow the same specifications. I asked that the bike be painted in the original style and colors. I want them to apply the decals and then shoot clear coat over the entire frame and fork. The front fork will be get new chrome. Everything must be show quality.
Airglow quoted me a price of $1,200 for this job. Bicycle Clinic quoted me $500. That's a huge difference. I'm going to use the Bicycle Clinic because they got back to me very quickly with a quote. It's not a matter of price as much as it is of customer service.
Richard Newton
The Bianchi Project
I have a plan. The bike is going to the Bicycle Clinic in Jacksonville FL. Also, Airglow finally got back to me. He apologized and all but I still have questions.
Now to the price. I gave Bicycle Clinic and Airglow the same specifications. I asked that the bike be painted in the original style and colors. I want them to apply the decals and then shoot clear coat over the entire frame and fork. The front fork will be get new chrome. Everything must be show quality.
Airglow quoted me a price of $1,200 for this job. Bicycle Clinic quoted me $500. That's a huge difference. I'm going to use the Bicycle Clinic because they got back to me very quickly with a quote. It's not a matter of price as much as it is of customer service.
Richard Newton
The Bianchi Project
Larmo63
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Richardnew
Look Ma, No Hands!
Cyclart seems to be a good place for painting as well. I'm impressed with the fact they understand the difference between show quality and original paint. That's a huge deal to a lot of people. I'm asking for show quality which is pretty far from original quality. I want my bike painted the way I wished it had been painted - not the way it was originally painted.
Which ever one you want the paint shop needs to understand your desire. Then they need to carry out your intentions.
Richard Newton
Which ever one you want the paint shop needs to understand your desire. Then they need to carry out your intentions.
Richard Newton
Richardnew
Look Ma, No Hands!
Now this is beautiful.
