The paint was pretty beat up on my vintage Atala. Rick offered to restore the original, but I wanted a new color on my old frame. We discussed colors, using Pantone colors as a reference. Inspired by vapor wave, we landed on a Sailor Moon palette of deep purple, magenta, and white (with a few gold accents). The pin stripe around the lugging is really clean. Excellent work! She's a beauty now. Rick talked me out of an additional blue color block and I think it turned out really great. He even polished the chrome fork and applied topcoat over the decals so they won't fade like the originals. read more

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Rick is a one-guy operation. He started work at D & D (Dan and Dean) when he was 16 and has worked there ever since, and he's in his low 60s now. He painted most of Tom Ritchey's frames from the 70s and 80, and Gary Fishers, and thousands of other mid-to-high end frames. He knows his craft and does a great job. He's painted frames for me, at least fifty frames for my business (Rivendell), and his work is spectacular. I sympathize with the reviewer who had decal-obtaining problems, but decals don't come easy, especially custom ones, and Rick isn't going to scold his long-time sources for being late. Everybody in the loop has a story and a reason, and sometimes you have to dig deep and wait till your number is called. I've never known Rick to be rude, and I know him well enough, and have known him long enough (40+ years) to say that it's more likely that the customer misinterpreted Rick. I have never seen him talk meanly about anybody or any customer. I am not denying the one-starers their experience of feelings, I'm just saying what's been my experience. Also--one final thing: When we have a rush job, or something we really want fast, he tells us we have to wait our turn, too. He values his regular customers and doesn't give cuts to us, and that's a good quality, too. read more

Rick repainted my beloved 21 year old Soulcraft groundskeeper. It had seen a lot of miles and abuse and was showing as much rust as paint. I met Rick at his shop and he helped me pick out a new color after listening to what I was thinking color wise. We also agreed to redo the decals. He told me it would be about 5-6 weeks and like clockwork it was ready in that timeframe. I went to pick it up and I was amazed! It looked better than new and the decals were fantastic. Built up it looks even better and feels like I got a new bike! I would highly recommend Rick if you are considering getting a frame repainted. He does an incredible job, and is super friendly and nice fun to work with! read more

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Rick color-matched a Ritchey carbon fork. Great guy and flawless work. Will come back for new builds. Off topic: Google map gave me the wrong direction. Use Apple Maps instead to get to the parking lot. read more

D&D Cycles - AllCity Space Horse + Ritchey carbon gravel fork - Bikes Near Me - San Lorenzo, California

Rick has painted a number of frames for me, the latest was a Schwinn Paramount that he brought back to original color with incredible detail so that it's actually better than original. I've never received a frame back from him that wasn't beyond expectations. He's a one man business so, if you're in a hurry, you might be disappointed in the wait but I promise you won't be disappointed in the result. Yeah, his shop isn't in the high rent district and it can be hard to find and, no, his shop isn't a showroom but, when you walk in, you know you're in the right place and when you walk out, you're already looking forward to the next frame you're going to bring him. read more

Great service with amazing work done. Their selection of colors and options are great for anyone wanting to restore or custom paint their bike frame. read more

Rick is the local master. He painted my frame/fork/seatpost/stem and I can't recommend him enough. He can be a little hard to get ahold of, but that's because he's a one man shop and always busy painting beautiful frames. Be patient, because once he does paint your frame, it will be better than new. He matched the colors i wanted perfectly, and did the most amazing gradient. Even added little details that I didn't even think of. Go to Rick, you won't regret it. read more

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Rick has done more than eight jobs for me over the years and is among the best and most complete there is at a very reasonable price. He is a great guy to deal with and anyone with an old bike frame will be more than happy with the quality of his work. Thanks, Rick. read more

Rick painted a carbon fork and stem for my bike and added new decals. He did a great job for what I think was a very reasonable price. It can take a few calls to reach him, but his work was on time and immaculate. I couldn't be more satisfied. read more

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Once again Rick at D&D Cycles provides an outstanding service on a set of forks I needed to have chromed. Not only that, his paint jobs are are on par with excellance! A true artist in every way... read more

D&D Cycles - Bikes Near Me - San Lorenzo, California

Just plain excellent. Beautiful paint work and also some hand-painted work on the on the frame maker's name which was stamped into the steel. Very, very happy! Not only that, on time--heck, a few days early. read more

Rick was recommended by Doug Maxwell, E Street Bikes in Sacramento, where I get all the mechanical work done on my bikes. I bought a 1979 Gazelle frame and after talking with Rick about the possibility of just touching it up, decided to go with a completely new, but authentically old, paint job. I found the color I wanted in an old Gazelle catalogue online, and Rick recreated it, complete with pinstriping and decals. I've seen a lot of restored bikes, and it doesn't get any better than what Rick can do. See before and after in the attached pictures. read more

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Rick is the best. He just stripped down and sprayed my 29 year old steel frame with a gorgeous white pearl. If your ride is in need of a new life, I would not hesitate to recommend him. read more

D&D Cycles - Pearly - Bikes Near Me - San Lorenzo, California

This is the place to bring your old bike frame and have it custom painted. I took my frame in after a few years of abuse. I chose the custom colors and had a brand new bike after a few weeks. read more

Rick is a craftsman and an artist. He can refinish your bike frame far better than new. He painted my Colnago Super and it is perfect. As when working with custom work, its wise being patient. Work isn't turned around in days but weeks. As with a memorable meal, its worth the wait. If Rick's work isn't way more than satisfactory, you probably can't be satisfied! read more

Rick is the best. He used to paint all the Ritchey frames until they moved production to Taiwan. He matched a pearlescent baby blue paint on my fork to perfection. This was a very difficult paint to match and he really delivered. Reasonable fast too (3 day IIRC). No email, maybe a Fax machine, just phone read more

Props to Rick at D&D Cycles for the paint on my Scott Addict SL frame. He also cleared a Bridgestone Radac & installed a decal set on my other (old) Litespeed. Great communication & work! Thanks Rick!!!! read more

It was because of the universal praise for D&D that I took my vintage frame and forks in to be restored to the original color and re-decaled. Unfortunately my experience was not good. We were aware going in that some decals needed to be specially made. That didn't seem to be a problem and the time frame I was given was 6-8 weeks. Now I know these craftsmen are "artistes" and they work at their own pace and schedule. I tried to be understanding of this but I found there seemed to be some sort of problem with the decals. D&D was not good about getting back to me but everytime I was able to touch bases with the owner the problem with the decals seemed to change. 3 months on and they were still fiddling with decals. With no end in sight, a changing story each time and a casualness about getting back to me I felt uncomfortable leaving the frame any longer. Alas, I'm not able to find anyone else to do the work. That being said, D&D does quality work. For some reason, they weren't able to do it for me. read more

Professional, great work, and no drama. I needed a fork upgrade and I took here for a color match paint job. It looks great!

Dont ever come here people here are rude and doesn't give any attention at all. Bullshity! Place!

I recently picked up my restored 1980's Ron Cooper road frame from D&D Cycles. I was absolutely amazed at the astounding level of quality work that Rick did. Spectacular is the word to describe the results. Painting, chroming, and transfer decal work is considerably better than when the bike was new. I really look forward to bringing my next vintage road frame to Rick for restoration soon. read more

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Rick did a fantastic job on my Pinarello Catena Lusso restoration with pinstriping and a full set of decals. Thanks Rick!

I've had two frames refinished by Rick at D&D, both classic steel. In both cases, his work exceeded my expectations- it's clear he takes a ton of pride in his work. The finish quality is very high, I'm amazed at how deep the paint looks, and the finish is quite durable. He is also very easy to work with and you can tell he enjoys his work, making the whole experience with D&D extremely positive. 5 stars! read more

Perfect paint job for my old italian Frejus, also added a braze on pump stud and bottle screw mounts. Yes, perfect and reasonable $. Takes a couple weeks depending on your place in line. He also paints for the pros.... read more

Big shout out to Rick of D&D Cycles. My local bike shop referred me to him when I wanted a custom paint job for a tandem for my husband. He did an incredible job and I could not be happier. Here is the bike he did for me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcZCgLBKZ2s. read more

I wanted to renovate my Cannondale Road Racing frame. Rick is the person to handle such a project. He repainted to the original color and applied the decals I supplied. It's a brand new bike now. read more

Rick by far has the attention to detail in creating a master piece. I brought a frame and fork to him to be painted and was happy with the process every step of the way. The frame wasn't anything to write home about but it's special to me. He ordered the decals to my specifications and had to wait a little longer for them to be printed. It definitely was well worth the wait. With his talents, he turned it into a bike I hope to keep for many years to come. read more

I don't Yelp often, but i was blown away by the excellent job done at D&D on my 1985 Pinarello Treviso (bought in Italy). The paint was perfect, the decals replaced flawlessly, the accent paint in the joints beautiful. read more

Rick just finished a steel frameset I made. He helped me choose the colors and did a fantastic job overall.