Custom coloured brompton

[ejls2]

Hi all,

I'm thinking of taking advantage of my employer's cycle to work scheme to buy a brompton (probably one of the S models).

I have a bit of a tradition of having very bright pink bikes and while I'm impressed that brompton have not one, but two shades of pink I would really like something a bit brigher.

Has anyone here had any experience of getting one custom coloured? I imagine that it'll invalidate the warranty and I'd need to take off all of the bits that won't be coloured for a frame painter (Bob Jackson, Mercian??)

If anyone has any experience of this that they could share I would be very grateful.

Cheers,

Ed

 

[upsidedown]

Not sure about pink, but i entered a draw yesterday to win this rather spangly gold number:

http://www.eta.co.uk/pimp_my_ride

 

[ejls2]

Wow! Very nice!

Still think a nice bright pink would look better though. I have to look into what type of paint to use. I think my frames are mainly enamelled but it might be better to powdercoat it. Any ideas?

 

[Crankarm]

Why don't you contact Brompton? I'm sure they would endulge your esoteric taste in colour. I'm sure this would be cheaper than paying to have a frame re-painted elsewhere and you would retain benefits of a warranty.

 

[ejls2]

Thanks. That's next on the list but from speaking to a couple of LBSs that stock Bromptons the answer is almost always negative and I'd like to hear of others eperiences before I get in touch with the company directly.

After a bit of digging I am thinking about getting it powdercoated for a bit more durability.

 

[mickle]

Brompton will say no to doing a custom colour, but, if it's disassembled and rebuilt by an authorised dealership and powder-coated by a reputable outfit I can't imagine that your warranty would be significantly affected. Of course the new paint/ PC wouldn't be covered and if you got rust under it you'd be on your own.

 

[mickle]

Thanks. That's next on the list but from speaking to a couple of LBSs that stock Bromptons the answer is almost always negative and I'd like to hear of others eperiences before I get in touch with the company directly.

After a bit of digging I am thinking about getting it powdercoated for a bit more durability.

Bromptons are powder coated for durability.

 

[ejls2]

Cheers, that's what I thought. I will have a chat with my local dealer and see if that would wash; though even then I suspect that the warranty would be invalidated (and not just for the paint). Given Brompton's reputation for reliability I'm not too woried by that though

This lot:

http://www.windridge.co.uk/content.php/410

seem to come recommended and their powdercoating looks to be very high quality. I know that Brompton's are powdercoated but I had thought that most frame painters used enamelling so I was comparing to them.

Now I just need to sort out what gearing to use....

 

[ejls2]

Afraid not!

It started out a a club colours thing then I moved on and now I use it as a bit of a gimmick to raise money for charity. Only really need it on the bikes I use for racing/events but for some strange reason I like it on commuting bikes as well!

 

[srw]

Try getting in touch with Adam Hart-Davis, perhaps via his agent. He has a customised Brommie which has been seen on some of his shows.

 

[ejls2]

Nice! I'll look into that. It seems that there's quite a lot of customisation that can be done to them.

 

[Twanger]

Not sure about pink, but i entered a draw yesterday to win this rather spangly gold number:

http://www.eta.co.uk/pimp_my_ride

Gold braid cables? Wouldn't they be completely useless?

 

[ejls2]

I had read that as meaning that the outers were braided like MTB braided hoses but you're quite right, it actually refers to the cables and I would have thought that gold cables would be pretty useless!