Customizing a XX - Black Tie or TiO2 or Matte Black

[erap]

I am also thinking of this project but will go for polished frame with ice lens

 

[supersharp]

That's a tough one. Probably matte black.

 

[#1 Stunna!]

My personal opinion
Don't do ti02, you can get an oem ti02
Black tie looks better as juliet
Gotta go with the black magic and polished pins and chrome lenses


Look how bad ass this R1 looks with the chrome lenses.. now picture that with black magic xx

Thx @LinusOBerlin for modeling this for us, lol


@Hellmut77 for sharing his sexy pairs (borrowed from his thread) posted here:
Cerakote matte black / black magic /Stealth wha whatt

 

[Elvin Foo]

Matte black all the way!

 

[Bronzefunk]

My personal opinion
Don't do ti02, you can get an oem ti02
Black tie looks better as juliet
Gotta go with the black magic and polished pins and chrome lenses


Look how bad ass this R1 looks with the chrome lenses.. now picture that with black magic xx

Here's a sub question I was kinda wondering about; I really like Black Tie but I always see them done to Juliets.
I figured,
EITHER people don't want to Black Tie their XX's cuz they are more expensive frames
OR Black Tie just doesn't look quite right on a XX frame.
SO thats what you are saying right? Black Tie on a XX isn't the same or as sweet as when done to a Julie?
OR do you not care for Black Tie regardless of frame?

 

[#1 Stunna!]

Here's a sub question I was kinda wondering about; I really like Black Tie but I always see them done to Juliets.
I figured,
EITHER people don't want to Black Tie their XX's cuz they are more expensive frames
OR Black Tie just doesn't look quite right on a XX frame.
SO thats what you are saying right? Black Tie on a XX isn't the same or as sweet as when done to a Julie?
OR do you not care for Black Tie regardless of frame?

I think a black tie style would look great on an XX but I think the name fits the Juliet better because when I think of black tie, I think tuxedo. and I think the straight arm juliet is a sleeker looking frame. I think the XX looks like a tough frame because of the hammerstems and bigger orbitals. Just my opinion.
Here is what an XX would look like in a black tie.

Thanks to @RoTors ... this is actually just a 4th Gen ti02 with chrome lenses

Black tie Juliet

Thanks for the pic @xmetalmaniac

 

[Dieseltech]

I vote matte black

 

[Bronzefunk]

I see what you mean about the straight arms vs the hammer stems, straight is sleeker

Here are some pix of a black tie, I found somewhere once and saved. I really dig the black lenses & red rubber combo

 

[#1 Stunna!]

Sooooooo looks like you need a black magic XX and a black tie Juliet

 

[#1 Stunna!]

I see what you mean about the straight arms vs the hammer stems, straight is sleeker

Here are some pix of a black tie, I found somewhere once and saved. I really dig the black lenses & red rubber combo


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That black tie is so sick! I remember you showing me that a while ago.