Has anyone gone with Heritage Bicycles for powder coating? - The Chainlink2024-03-29T09:31:12Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/has-anyone-gone-with-heritage-bicycles-for-powder-coating?xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noUpdate: about 2 weeks ago, I…tag:thechainlink.org,2015-01-22:2211490:Comment:8821442015-01-22T21:13:41.286ZMLKhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MLK
<p>Update: about 2 weeks ago, I called Heritage and asked about powdercoating a frame and fork that I'd disassemble myself. They quoted me about 3-4 weeks, but when I told them that I kind of needed it in less than 2, they were ultra-friendly and worked with me to actually make it happen. I dropped it off on the 9th, and they returned it to me yesterday--chased, faced, and ready to go. I was real nervous about the lugs, because powdercoats tend to go on pretty thick, but there's definitely…</p>
<p>Update: about 2 weeks ago, I called Heritage and asked about powdercoating a frame and fork that I'd disassemble myself. They quoted me about 3-4 weeks, but when I told them that I kind of needed it in less than 2, they were ultra-friendly and worked with me to actually make it happen. I dropped it off on the 9th, and they returned it to me yesterday--chased, faced, and ready to go. I was real nervous about the lugs, because powdercoats tend to go on pretty thick, but there's definitely still enough here for me to work with. </p>
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<p>Overall, I'm pleased -- you can't beat $100, they have a vast range of colors, Alex was friendly and accommodating w/r/t my aggressive schedule, and I think it looks good. (And, for what it's worth, it sounds like the place they outsource the powdercoating to does the work for a lot of other framebuilders/shops around the city, which I feel is reassuring.)</p> Ben has, I believe, moved on…tag:thechainlink.org,2015-01-08:2211490:Comment:8791152015-01-08T03:05:44.955ZDoug Hayneshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/DougHaynes
<p>Ben has, I believe, moved on to being a team mechanic and is no longer there.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Yasmeen said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/has-anyone-gone-with-heritage-bicycles-for-powder-coating?x=1&id=2211490%3ATopic%3A671247&page=4#2211490Comment879181"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I don't know about the powdercoat but I will definitely vouch for their head mechanic. He did a lot of work on the Rivendell I used to own and it was…</p>
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<p>Ben has, I believe, moved on to being a team mechanic and is no longer there.<br/> <br/> <cite>Yasmeen said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/has-anyone-gone-with-heritage-bicycles-for-powder-coating?x=1&id=2211490%3ATopic%3A671247&page=4#2211490Comment879181"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I don't know about the powdercoat but I will definitely vouch for their head mechanic. He did a lot of work on the Rivendell I used to own and it was in "new" shape when I sold it. I changed a few things around and he was so careful with it, the bike was in perfect condition. I received a very happy note from the person that bought it who gushed about the condition of the bike. I would trust Ben with my bikes any day. </p>
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</blockquote> I don't know about the powder…tag:thechainlink.org,2015-01-08:2211490:Comment:8791812015-01-08T02:55:50.999ZYasmeenhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/YasmeenSchuller
<p>I don't know about the powdercoat but I will definitely vouch for their head mechanic. He did a lot of work on the Rivendell I used to own and it was in "new" shape when I sold it. I changed a few things around and he was so careful with it, the bike was in perfect condition. I received a very happy note from the person that bought it who gushed about the condition of the bike. I would trust Ben with my bikes any day. </p>
<p>I don't know about the powdercoat but I will definitely vouch for their head mechanic. He did a lot of work on the Rivendell I used to own and it was in "new" shape when I sold it. I changed a few things around and he was so careful with it, the bike was in perfect condition. I received a very happy note from the person that bought it who gushed about the condition of the bike. I would trust Ben with my bikes any day. </p> Oof. Well, I appreciate the r…tag:thechainlink.org,2015-01-08:2211490:Comment:8788672015-01-08T02:45:13.966ZMLKhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MLK
Oof. Well, I appreciate the responses ! Not a hundred percent sure I'll let my pup go to these guys, but..will post a review if I do!
Oof. Well, I appreciate the responses ! Not a hundred percent sure I'll let my pup go to these guys, but..will post a review if I do! Yeah I'm done replying to you…tag:thechainlink.org,2015-01-08:2211490:Comment:8791132015-01-08T02:41:07.182Zzmphttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MylesPena
<p>Yeah I'm done replying to you Michael. Of course I tried to remove it. Using pretty much every method. I gave up on the post and threw it in the vice and its definitely bonded to the frame. After a bit I quit torquing on it since I didn't want to twist the seat tube. I ended up cutting it and turing a 31.6 post I had laying around into something similar to the Madone seat caps. Its worked surprisingly well, but its still really difficult to adjust.<br></br><br></br>And to be fair to Heritage I think…</p>
<p>Yeah I'm done replying to you Michael. Of course I tried to remove it. Using pretty much every method. I gave up on the post and threw it in the vice and its definitely bonded to the frame. After a bit I quit torquing on it since I didn't want to twist the seat tube. I ended up cutting it and turing a 31.6 post I had laying around into something similar to the Madone seat caps. Its worked surprisingly well, but its still really difficult to adjust.<br/><br/>And to be fair to Heritage I think this was one of the first frames they took in because they were shocked at how it came back. They gave me a refund and an espresso before I had a chance to ask. That said, even though I got the powdercoat technically for free, I would have preferred my frame not to end up that way.</p> I am sorry if I came across s…tag:thechainlink.org,2015-01-08:2211490:Comment:8791102015-01-08T02:30:01.547ZMichael Ahttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MichaelAbene
<p>I am sorry if I came across sounding critical, For $100 including materials I would not expect ANY prep work other then what is needed to make the powder coating adhere... Media blasting a frame properly takes about 1 hour, and powder coating has to be at least half that... I cannot imagine much profit there for the shop. I still cannot imagine how heating this frameset up to 400 degrees would permanently bond your seat post to your frame. Have you tried removing it?</p>
<p>I am sorry if I came across sounding critical, For $100 including materials I would not expect ANY prep work other then what is needed to make the powder coating adhere... Media blasting a frame properly takes about 1 hour, and powder coating has to be at least half that... I cannot imagine much profit there for the shop. I still cannot imagine how heating this frameset up to 400 degrees would permanently bond your seat post to your frame. Have you tried removing it?</p> They dented a friend of mines…tag:thechainlink.org,2015-01-08:2211490:Comment:8791092015-01-08T02:29:45.691ZDoug Hayneshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/DougHaynes
<p>They dented a friend of mines frame and didn't do much for him as compensation.</p>
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<p>But they are cheap; so there is that.</p>
<p>They dented a friend of mines frame and didn't do much for him as compensation.</p>
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<p>But they are cheap; so there is that.</p> I wouldn't have minded preppi…tag:thechainlink.org,2015-01-08:2211490:Comment:8789402015-01-08T02:21:15.641Zzmphttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MylesPena
<p>I wouldn't have minded prepping the frame myself, but I assumed that would be the painters job. When handing them the frame it would have been nice if their mechanic would have noticed it hadn't been prepped and asked me to do so. Also if you're aware of the process of powder coating and the high heat involved then you'd understand removing the seat post is not as simple as cutting the powder coat with a razor. Yeah it was probably not the wisest to hand them the frame with the post in, but…</p>
<p>I wouldn't have minded prepping the frame myself, but I assumed that would be the painters job. When handing them the frame it would have been nice if their mechanic would have noticed it hadn't been prepped and asked me to do so. Also if you're aware of the process of powder coating and the high heat involved then you'd understand removing the seat post is not as simple as cutting the powder coat with a razor. Yeah it was probably not the wisest to hand them the frame with the post in, but again, it should be professional courtesy to mention I shouldn't have left it with them.</p>
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<p>Now some advice, prep it very carefully, especially any cable guides or cable ends. They lay on the powdercoat VERY thick. After a lot of filing I could finally get a brake cable through the guides on the top tube and after a lot of work to the cable stop for the rear derailleur cable, I still can't get a ferrule to fit in the cable stop. I'm really not sure why MA feels the need to be so critical over this, maybe I was a bit optimistic, but if I'm paying for a service, I expect it to be handled professionally. In hindsight I wish I hadn't been so lazy and had done a rattle-can job myself, it would have turned out much better.</p> Cool, that's kinda what I was…tag:thechainlink.org,2015-01-08:2211490:Comment:8789372015-01-08T01:52:45.866ZMLKhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MLK
Cool, that's kinda what I was thinking/going for. And I'll actually be disassembling at a shop, so I should be on the prep in. Thanks for your input!
Cool, that's kinda what I was thinking/going for. And I'll actually be disassembling at a shop, so I should be on the prep in. Thanks for your input! any decent bike shop would be…tag:thechainlink.org,2015-01-08:2211490:Comment:8790722015-01-08T01:40:11.291ZMichael Ahttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MichaelAbene
<p>any decent bike shop would be able to prep the frame for you, I just had a professional repaint of one of my bikes by a top notch painter and it still needed all the threads to be chased, and the seat tube smoothed. I treated it like I would any new frame, built it right and it will last a long time...</p>
<p>any decent bike shop would be able to prep the frame for you, I just had a professional repaint of one of my bikes by a top notch painter and it still needed all the threads to be chased, and the seat tube smoothed. I treated it like I would any new frame, built it right and it will last a long time...</p>