Brake/ Clutch lever finish

[Nourish]

When I took some bits to the local Workshop that does Anodizing I asked about doing some brake levers and he led me to believe that they don't Anodize too well - so my question is what is the black finish on the Brake/Clutch levers and while I'm on the subject - what about the calipers - it's not a paint but you can't anodize castings can you?

[Deleted User 72]

The blue calipers on the first year RS are anodized blue.

Levers you mentioned are anodized also. What happens is...used levers have soaked up perspiration and who knows what else and if then anodized gives a blistered unsatisfactory finish. If they accept them at all it will be with a huge discalimer on the results. Trust them.

[mattcfish]

I think they look better with a little aluminum showing through. Call it a patina.

[Duane Ausherman]

The levers in the mid 70s were painted, not anodized. It was very good quality paint.