paint saddle rail black?
Moderator: robbosmans
Hi all,
sorry for this silly question, but I really want to have a matching black rail with my totally black-out aero bike.
The saddle will be a specialized power pro (s-work carbon one is just way too expensive), the titanium saddle rail is in silver color.
Has anyone ever tried to paint the rail or maybe just wrap some black tape around the rails?
sorry for this silly question, but I really want to have a matching black rail with my totally black-out aero bike.
The saddle will be a specialized power pro (s-work carbon one is just way too expensive), the titanium saddle rail is in silver color.
Has anyone ever tried to paint the rail or maybe just wrap some black tape around the rails?
Tape off everything, use black enamel spray paint.
Make sure to use glossy. Tell people you did it to make it more aero.
Make sure to use glossy. Tell people you did it to make it more aero.
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Get a saddle with carbon rails after all this is WW
Carbon fiber rails are faster. It's proven.
It has something to to with the oval shape of the rails, versus round rails.
Or maybe the black color absorbs light, and when light is acting as a particle, you are "pulled" through the air. It's very scientific. I can't pretend to understand it all.
It has something to to with the oval shape of the rails, versus round rails.
Or maybe the black color absorbs light, and when light is acting as a particle, you are "pulled" through the air. It's very scientific. I can't pretend to understand it all.
BikeAnon wrote:Carbon fiber rails are faster. It's proven.
It has something to to with the oval shape of the rails, versus round rails.
Or maybe the black color absorbs light, and when light is acting as a particle, you are "pulled" through the air. It's very scientific. I can't pretend to understand it all.
black paint cut through air faster than silver
Coming from a crash repair background I would think that getting paint to stick successfully to the metal rails [without using etch primer etc] will be difficult. What about getting a black permanent marker and trying that? If it doesn't work should be easily reversible
Steve M.
Steve M.
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Coffee & carbon
Coffee & carbon
Permanent marker?? It will not look nice at all.
"Look nice"?
riochang is the only one who will ever see it. Nobody's looking at other people's seat rails. Especially in a time trial.
riochang is the only one who will ever see it. Nobody's looking at other people's seat rails. Especially in a time trial.
Yes, riochang is the one who wants an all black look and what I am saying is that the color will fade after a while.
You don't paint titanium saddle rails with a permanent marker unless you are 10 years old (I did once...).
You don't paint titanium saddle rails with a permanent marker unless you are 10 years old (I did once...).
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