** ALVES 853 **

this just returned home after paying a visit to ben cooper of kinetics in glasgow for a rear disc mount and a powdercoat matte grey paintjob. the paint seems more satin than matte, but it's cool regardless!

i ordered up a new 853 decal too, all i need to do now is decide how to build it.......

might do some additional paintwork myself..... maybe something on the headtube (fluo yellow with high gloss lacquer, or maybe matte black). will get some Alves decals made and cut as a mask so i can spray it in high gloss lacquer for a subtle look......

here are a few quick pics, will update this thread as the project moves forward

this was how it looked prior to repaint, and a link to an earlier thread: viewtopic.php?f=21&t=282270

Is this the green and white one?

Edt: that'll be yes then.

Nice. Understated. Classy.

wow, you were fast jason!!

yeah, that's the one, the original rear disc mount was a little restrictive from a brake choice point of view, and there were a few rust worms developing beneath the 15 year old paint, so thought i'd give it a quick refresh!

left the original brake tabs on too, just to keep the originality intact

this is the original, very neat and compact placement

I wasn't too keen on the old scheme. Very much of its time. This is much more timeless.

Can't wait to see the build.

black and gold wheels look surprisingly good (although my photos don't do them justice).....

Nice colour choice

Is that only 853 main tubes?

cheers!

main tubes are prototype flat-sided teardrop 853, seat tube is 853, and chain stays 853..... the only tubes that are not are the seat stays which are columbus nemo

The only reason I asked is that the chainstays looked like the 853 ones on my Dekerf and I used the 'main tubes' decal when the whole frame is 853

i had the choice, but decided to stick with Main Tubes as i knew the seat stays were not 853, they were however about as light as a sheet of A4 paper each! i can remember being amazed by the lack of weight when Charlie (the frame builder) suggested using them!