When it comes to bicycle finishes, the conversation usually concerns paint schemes: panels, fades and stripes, rarely anything outside of that. And with titanium, the conversation adds polishing, brushing and bead-blasting, but for most of the time that bicycles have been produced from titanium, anodizing has rarely ranked among the options that builders offer among finishes.
Thanks to Moots, No. 22 and some other builders, that’s finally changing. And one of the people helping to lead that charge is Gary Land, better known as Ano Gary. He has been producing anodized finishes on frames, bottle cages and other titanium components for several years now.
Gary is a former occupational therapist and cyclist who after 20 years in his chosen profession decided it was time for a fresh challenge. He’s an upbeat, excited guy in general, but he really comes to life when you get him talking about anodizing. In preparing for the interview he told me that he spent two years learning how to anodize frames before he felt comfortable charging anyone for his work.
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