Vote: which fork and swingarm option should I use?

[willem]

I went with the polished look as well. I powder coated my other 856 and have regretted it ever since. When properly ridden, the paint chips and scratches so much you notice the flaws more than the paint!

One issue with polished aluminum - at least in Texas - is sweat droplets will positively EAT your frame.
I'm thinking about some heavy waxes or even a clearcoat for protection.

Cheers,
Will

[Simon]

I went with the polished look as well. I powder coated my other 856 and have regretted it ever since. When properly ridden, the paint chips and scratches so much you notice the flaws more than the paint!

One issue with polished aluminum - at least in Texas - is sweat droplets will positively EAT your frame.
I'm thinking about some heavy waxes or even a clearcoat for protection.

Cheers,
Will

Blimey Will long time hearing form you  [smiley=laughing.gif] or did I miss something  
nice to hear your working up a sweat  
yes your right clearcoat lacquer of some kind is the way to go  
did mine straight away because as you know
aluminium still corrodes  [smiley=worry.gif]

Simon

[orange]

Well, I've made my decision and I've gone for the carbon swingarm and Noleen forks. Yet to decide whether to strip and polish the forks, but very happy with polished frame. Haven't laquered yet - probably won't get round to it as a regular buff up with aluminium polish does the trick... will post final photos soon.

I didn't stay with the ally swingarm because the 13T cassette wasn't one of those that slides off the freehub body, but rather one of those all-in-one old horrors with and lots and lots of very small bearings that all tumble out when you investigate just what sort of cassette it is  [smiley=disbelief.gif] So couldn't replace it without changing complete hub and relace.

So now it looks a bit like that one on Ebay.de (photo above). V happy!   Thanks for all your suggestions.