Bicycles Frames, forks, posted prices.
Two steel frames side by side, one green to yellow, one pink to blue

You build it or ride it. I finish it properly.

Frames that look like somebody cared.

Powder coat and Cerakote for bicycle frames and forks. Steel, aluminum, titanium, carbon. Single colors, fades, masking, lettering, and the hidden detail you find a year later. Builders sending batches are welcome. So is the one frame you have been saving.

At a glance

Lead time is usually 2 to 4 weeks. Once we've talked it through, a $100 deposit holds your spot in the queue. Drop-off on Vashon by appointment, or ship it. Builders sending multiple frames can ask about batch pricing. I don't coat wheels.

The two coatings

Powder coat and Cerakote. Pick the right one for the frame.

Plum sparkle powder coat on steel tubes, close up
Plum sparkle, powder coat.

Powder Coat

The workhorse. Durable, flexible, and capable of a lot more subtlety than people give it credit for. Single colors, layered builds, fades, texture shifts, masking, and the occasional detail that turns out to be the part everyone remembers.

Titanium frame with a black Cerakote panel and lettering
Titanium with a masked Cerakote panel.

Cerakote

Thinner than powder, excellent on carbon and titanium, and different in the hand. I price it alongside powder, and I'll tell you which one suits the frame, even when it's the cheaper one.

Pricing

Starting points, stated plainly.

Powder coat

  • Single color, frame only$375 + powder
  • Stock fade, two colors$550 + powder
  • Custom designfrom $600
  • Fork add-on, metal only$100 to $150
  • Full service, disassemble and reassemble$300
  • Strip existing finish$125
  • The Trust Fall$425 + powder

Cerakote

  • Single color, frame only$500
  • Two tone or simple masking$625
  • Custom or complex design$800 to $1,600
  • Carbon fork$300
  • The Trust Fall$425

Complicated work gets quoted as complicated work. I would rather talk plainly about cost up front than have anyone act surprised later. Return shipping on a frame is $65.

Hold a spot in the booth.

Start with a note: the frame, the color you're after, when you need it. I'll write back with what it takes and a link for the $100 deposit, which puts you in the queue and comes off the final invoice.

Start with a note

Frames from

  • Rat King Frames
  • Davidson
  • Apogee
  • Liminal Machine Works
  • Baphomet Bicycles
  • Good Weather

And plenty of riders with one frame they care about.

How it works

How it works.

Pink frame hanging in the spray booth
In the booth. Tape, hooks, the rest.

  1. Email what you have: the frame, the material, photos, and any rough thoughts on color, finish, and timing.

  2. I take a look, ask questions if needed, and send an approach and a price.

  3. After we talk, a $100 deposit holds your spot. Drop it off on Vashon by appointment or ship it in.

  4. Strip, prep, coat, cure. Usually 2 to 4 weeks.

  5. Pick it up or I ship it back. Return shipping is $65.

How we can work together

Bring the colors, or bring me in.

01

Your spec

You know the colors and the layout. Send the details and I carry it through. The pricing above covers it.

02

Work it out together

Bring me in while the bike is still an idea. We work out the colors, the masking, the lettering, and the detail you find a year later. Custom design starts at $600 in powder and runs $800 to $1,600 in Cerakote.

Close detail of a pastel fade across frame and rack
03

The Trust Fall

It started with bicycle frames. You give up input and I do whatever the frame wants. $425 plus powder, or $425 in Cerakote.

How the Trust Fall works

Get in touch

Tell me about it.

Or write to [email protected]. I read every note and reply myself.