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CNC Bike Parts

For Finishers and Service Vendors

Machine shops win bike parts work by quoting the finished part. Most cannot do that alone. If you anodize, plate, heat treat, mark or test, this is where shops in the network come looking for you. Free to list.

Register as a vendor

Why this side of the network exists

More bike parts orders are lost on finishing than on price or tolerance. A shop that answers "we can arrange anodizing" has already told the brand it will be managing the finish itself, and brands with a launch date do not want that job.

So the shops we match need finishers they can commit to, with a turnaround they can put in a quote. That is the gap you fill.

  • Anodizing and platingType II and Type III, electroplating, conversion coating. The largest single need.
  • Mechanical finishingBead blast, tumble, polish, brush. Usually the step before anodize.
  • MarkingLaser marking and engraving, normally applied after the bath.
  • Heat treatmentAgeing and stress relief, including after machining on 17-4 PH.
  • Material supply6061 and 7075 billet and bar, with mill certificates.
  • Test labsISO 4210 and EN 15194 fatigue rigs. Structural bike parts have to be tested by somebody independent.

How it works for vendors

Deliberately light. You are not buying leads here.

  1. Register

    Services, turnaround, batch sizes and what you will commit to in writing.

  2. We note your fit

    Region, capability and the batch sizes you actually want.

  3. Shops come to you

    When a matched shop needs a service it cannot do in house, we point it at vendors that fit.

  4. You deal directly

    You quote the shop. No fee, no commission, we are not in it.

What bike work asks of a finisher

Bike components are consumer products sold in colors, which makes this fussier than industrial finishing. Four things separate a finisher that bike shops keep from one they try once.

  • A turnaround in writingNot "about a week". A number a shop can put in a quote and hold to.
  • A stated thickness rangeType II at 15 to 20 microns, held. The shop machines its allowances around your number, and a bearing seat has less tolerance than your coating.
  • Master sample disciplineApprove a physical sample, keep it, judge every later batch against it. This is how a brand gets a stem and a collar that match.
  • Honesty about alloys6061 and 7075 do not take dye the same way. A finisher who says so up front saves everybody a rejected batch.

Register as a vendor

Five minutes. No fee to list. We reply within 24 business hours. You can also email with [VENDOR] in the subject.

Services you provide
The question bike brands ask most. A straight yes or no is worth more than a maybe.
We reply within 24 business hours.

Questions vendors ask

What counts as a vendor here?

Anodizers and platers, heat treaters, laser marking, tumbling and polishing, billet and bar stock suppliers, and test labs that run ISO 4210 or EN 15194 protocols. Anyone a machine shop needs in order to ship a finished bike part.

Who contacts me, the shop or the buyer?

Usually the shop. A machine shop that has taken an RFQ and needs anodizing it cannot do in house is the common case. Occasionally a brand comes direct, when it already has a machinist and only needs finishing.

Is there a fee?

Not to register and not to be listed in the network. We charge machine shops for matched buyer requests, not vendors for introductions.

What makes a finisher useful to bike work?

A turnaround you will commit to in writing, a thickness range you hold, and willingness to work against an approved master sample so color matches across a brand range. Bike parts are sold in colors and the match is what gets noticed.

Do you need my prices?

No. You quote the shop directly and we never see it. What we need is capability, capacity and turnaround, so we do not send you work you cannot take.

Run a machine shop instead?

Shops that mill aluminum and can deliver a finished part register on the other side of the network.

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