Rustproof Ross Gran Tour II

yeah, i was pretty stunned at the similarity between our bikes, it's what motivated me to finally get some pictures up.

i think the stuff we sprayed this with is basically the same as the bedliner, but it might be a bit softer. this stuff is marketed as auto-body undercoat, but it's just your standard goopy spray paint. be interesting to see how it holds up compared to the rustoleum.

the rustoleum is holding up so-so. if i bump it with a wrench or something, it will flake off a bit. i'll probably add a couple more coats (i bought like 5 cans of the stuff) once it gets a little warmer.

where are you located?

the rubberized stuff has the same problem -- it sloughs off dirt and salt pretty nicely, but scrape it, and it comes off pretty easily. we did a primer undercoat, so there's a little protection beyond the goopy stuff, but there are a few spots already where it's down to the original finish. Frankly, though, the bike's holding up a lot better than i thought it would. which sucks, 'cause i'd been planning to use its inevitable collapse into a heap of iron oxide as an excuse to buy a fancy custom frame.

i'm in new jersey. my bike is your bike's ugly jersey cousin!