Painting carbon soles

[bladesman73]

Do you spend more time cleaning the than riding it. Stuff wears out gets scratched and if you are unlucky they fall apart .Why not buy a new pair colour coded to the bike, I have a friend who is OCD about how stuff looks.

Sorry that my wish to keep my things looking nice upsets you. However thanks for the pointless reply.

 

[bladesman73]

They will only scuff up again.

And so what?

 

[bladesman73]

I'm sure Rapha do carbon sole paint in little jars. £100 a pop.

Good job I am at the other end of the economic scale to the rapha lot then eh?

 

[bladesman73]

to be honest if they are noticeable when you are riding, you've fallen off, quite badly....possibly into a ditch!

Not funny. However thanks for taking the time to write a load of bollox.

 

[Sallar55]

I recently bought some new locks for the doors to my house. The keys are lovely and shiny and it would be a shame to spoil them. I reckon if I enter and leave the house by the kitchen window instead of either of the doors, it would avoid the keys getting scratched... What do you think of that idea?

I thought keys were durable not plated ,must be a rubbish lock set. Not quite a good comparison,your locks are always on view.😄

 

[Ajax Bay]

Any relation to @Blades? They used to reject well-meant banter but they were ossum up hills. Think they were younger than you, though.
Take care that the paint you use is anti-slip or you increase the risk of going aot.

 

[Cycleops]

There's one thing you should know about CC @bladesman73 if you haven't clocked it already. If you post a serious question don't bank on a serious reply. That and try and keep a sense of humour

 

[boydj]

Hi all. I am looking to brush up the look of my cycling shoes by painting the carbon soles as they are scratched due to wear. Can anyone recommened a decent paint to use please?

Really? Any paint would be rubbed off again in only a ride or two. Who looks at the soles of someone's shoes?

 

[a.twiddler]

Really? Any paint would be rubbed off again in only a ride or two. Who looks at the soles of someone's shoes?

Someone watching a recumbentist roll by?

 

[cougie uk]

Someone's full of Christmas cheer today!

 

[vickster]

Any relation to @Blades? They used to reject well-meant banter but they were ossum up hills. Think they were younger than you, though.
Take care that the paint you use is anti-slip or you increase the risk of going aot.

Also good to avoid anti climb paint for cycling shoes

 

[T4tomo]

Why not buy a new pair colour coded to the bike, I have a friend who is OCD about how stuff looks.

I saw, I think it was, a Basso bike at a cycle show with an amazing mettalic paint job, with a free matching pair of shoes. Mind you the bike was £9k, and this was before new bike prices went mad....

 

[T4tomo]

Not funny

The feedback is that you're in a minority on this opinion.

see post #2 and keep smiling

 

[Chislenko]

I feel sure heel find something to do the trick.

 

[a.twiddler]

Following the posts on this thread, if it wasn't for the fact that I use general purpose shoes on the recumbent I might be tempted to attach something reflective or fluorescent to the soles of my shoes. Given my usual slothful average speed it's the only way I could truthfully claim that I flashed past anything.