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The gears and chain of a bicycle are extremely high wear parts. Paint would easily flake off of these parts. This is why they are typically not painted, and even when they are, like a painted BMX front sprocket, you'll find that where the chainring and chain make contact, the surface is unpainted.
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∙ 9y agoMild steel bikes are painted to prevent rust.
Carbon fiber bikes are painted to keep the composite matrix from absorbing water.
Aluminum, titanium and stainless steel bikes don't have to be painted, but they can be to make them pretty.
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Information on ancient bicycles?
what did the ancient bicycles look like?
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