Anodised Echo Finish?

[Zoo_Monkey]

i love anodised bits but in some places anodising isnt realy appropriate.

like the new echo cranks! how many rides befor they look as scabby as a 1998 appolo full sus (Y)

anyway - im realy considering getting the new echo rims they look realy good and strong but im woried abou the finish, does anyone run these rims at the moment - if so does the finish wear off pretty quick?

i run D521S on my stock the anodised finish is great and relay lasts - but they are "hard anodised" is this the same thing?

any info would be great

thanks (Y)

[MrsMonkey]

With the range of colours they do, I doubt they will be 'true anodised'. From what I can remember, you can only obtain a few colours naturally through anodising, the rest are usually dyed but with a little help from electrolysis. You can tell with components that fade in colour even when they're not in contact with anything to cause wear, they're usually dyed. Can a boy please elaborate? (Y)

x Dani x

Edited November 15, 2005 by MrsMonkey

[joshywa]

Red anodising is notorious for fading, my hope xc hub has and my brisa B20D turned pink after abit !!! i don't know about the other colours but i think they last (Y)

[Trials_joe]

I get the empression from the description on Tartybikes that it doesnt wear off, But iam not 100% sure.

[Janson]

it takes a bit of time, but coloured anodising wears off pretty easily..

[Trials_joe]

I E-mailed to the reliable people at Tartybikes.com after my last post and they said

"With repeated scrubbing, it will come off, like any anodised surface.

Its not as tough as, say, a Mavic CD rim though. Plus, most people

elect to grind these rims."

Well there you go! (Y)

[Zoo_Monkey]

thanks for the info i was gona ring tarty but i didnt want to bug them as they are in the process of moving premices (adam and dave have had to split the stock between them to look after it all!)

sounds pretty hectic there at the moment - so i thort is ask the world instead (Y)