Ally O Resto She Lives! Pics on Page 6...
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Cheshire1980
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Re: Ally O Resto first attempts
Looks great that, been a long wait..but young child do take up a lot of time. I know myself. I couldn't even tell you the RAL code and I have 2 matt silver O's...
Looks great that, been a long wait..but young child do take up a lot of time. I know myself. I couldn't even tell you the RAL code and I have 2 matt silver O's...
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Son of a....
. I've been Looking for a similar headset for a build, currently an XT 1"1/4 on ebay for £72 BIN :roll:
Frame looks great, I can't fault your pre-choices of DX, Dark grey Mavic rims, and Magura HS rim brakes.
Have you thought about a "Retro-Mod" theme? Using more modern components on the frame? Might work quite well with the modern colour scheme.
What's the race in April by the way?
cocodemer":3adjs8f0 said:
Son of a....
. I've been Looking for a similar headset for a build, currently an XT 1"1/4 on ebay for £72 BIN :roll:Frame looks great, I can't fault your pre-choices of DX, Dark grey Mavic rims, and Magura HS rim brakes.
Have you thought about a "Retro-Mod" theme? Using more modern components on the frame? Might work quite well with the modern colour scheme.
What's the race in April by the way?
cocodemer
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I know couldn't believe it! It was mislisted as an 1.5 inch, so I'm just a jammy sod
I'm not averse to some modern parts, was considering a 1 x 11 but it's still a retro at the end of the day, and I'd quite like to go for Hope XC hubs in blue ano, so it'll probably be a 3x setup.
I might have jumped the gun on the April race, if it goes ahead was what I meant to say, but if it does get announced Ill let you know :roll:
jimo746":1qniyr19 said:Son of a....
Frame looks great, I can't fault your pre-choices of DX, Dark grey Mavic rims, and Magura HS rim brakes.
Have you thought about a "Retro-Mod" theme? Using more modern components on the frame? Might work quite well with the modern colour scheme.
What's the race in April by the way?
I know couldn't believe it! It was mislisted as an 1.5 inch, so I'm just a jammy sod
I'm not averse to some modern parts, was considering a 1 x 11 but it's still a retro at the end of the day, and I'd quite like to go for Hope XC hubs in blue ano, so it'll probably be a 3x setup.
I might have jumped the gun on the April race, if it goes ahead was what I meant to say, but if it does get announced Ill let you know :roll:
Re: Ally O Resto first attempts
Agree with Calum!
i) Aluminium 'O' looks great - like the head badge and modern take on the old graphic placements. Got me thinking.... Did the original have a small 'Orange Logo' behind the seat tube? - Decalling mine up at the moment.
ii) Young children take up loads of time... I've got 2 myself. Took me 6 years to finish the RC100 build!
iii) Couldn't tell you the RAL code for the Matt silver either. Mine's the Matt black.
Have you got the 1 1/4" stem and Forks to match the headset?
*EDIT Just re-read and seen you've got the forks!*
What's the stem choice? - You going for the original Stalk?
cheers.
boy"O"boy
Cheshire1980":2em36hqm said:
Agree with Calum!
i) Aluminium 'O' looks great
- like the head badge and modern take on the old graphic placements. Got me thinking.... Did the original have a small 'Orange Logo' behind the seat tube? - Decalling mine up at the moment. ii) Young children take up loads of time... I've got 2 myself. Took me 6 years to finish the RC100 build!
iii) Couldn't tell you the RAL code for the Matt silver either. Mine's the Matt black.
Have you got the 1 1/4" stem and Forks to match the headset?
*EDIT Just re-read and seen you've got the forks!*
What's the stem choice? - You going for the original Stalk?
cheers.
boy"O"boy
cocodemer
Retro Guru
Re: Ally O Resto first attempts
Cheers dude! I am well chuffed with it, and its really given me the buzz to get this old girl back up and running. I've been having a hunt through the original pics I took before the strip down, and there's no sign of a logo behind the seat tube - its not totally clear, but this bike doesnt look like it had one
I've got the Stalk, its a bit scuffed and is on my Alpine Stars at the minute, it would definitely need a paintjob - come across a control tech that might suit my old back a little better, although a Synchros is what I'm really after - time and budget will tell
boy"O"boy":2bdjq8v1 said:Agree with Calum!
i) Aluminium 'O' looks great
What's the stem choice? - You going for the original Stalk?
cheers.
boy"O"boy
Cheers dude! I am well chuffed with it, and its really given me the buzz to get this old girl back up and running. I've been having a hunt through the original pics I took before the strip down, and there's no sign of a logo behind the seat tube - its not totally clear, but this bike doesnt look like it had one
I've got the Stalk, its a bit scuffed and is on my Alpine Stars at the minute, it would definitely need a paintjob - come across a control tech that might suit my old back a little better, although a Synchros is what I'm really after - time and budget will tell
Graham_hkr
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That looks awesome thanks for sharing the pics, the colour will come out better when you can photograph her in the daylight.. awesome..
That looks awesome thanks for sharing the pics, the colour will come out better when you can photograph her in the daylight.. awesome..
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Very good indeed.
Very good indeed.
cocodemer
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Re: Ally O Resto first attempts
And so it moves along.....
It's not much but it's a start
The XT headset arrived, couldn't believe it, it is NOS and imaculate, no box, but apart from that, fantastic. Even had the bearings still in their little baggies. Happy happy
There wasn't much to do apart from give the bearings a liberal greasing and slot it in there
and then it was time to get the forks on
I have found the original seatpost and clamp, and added in an orange Charge saddle, to see how it looks - opinions are welcome but i know what I think
There's been a flurry of activity recently, so am expecting to see and lot of odd shaped parcels arriving soon. Still a few bits to source, and a lot of polishing to be done, but it getting somewhere!
The race is on on the 7th April - Muckmeddens 6 hour at Pitmedden has a retro category, for whoever it was that was asking, so I am getting her ready for that.
Next up, everything else
And so it moves along.....
It's not much but it's a start
The XT headset arrived, couldn't believe it, it is NOS and imaculate, no box, but apart from that, fantastic. Even had the bearings still in their little baggies. Happy happy
There wasn't much to do apart from give the bearings a liberal greasing and slot it in there
and then it was time to get the forks on
I have found the original seatpost and clamp, and added in an orange Charge saddle, to see how it looks - opinions are welcome but i know what I think
There's been a flurry of activity recently, so am expecting to see and lot of odd shaped parcels arriving soon. Still a few bits to source, and a lot of polishing to be done, but it getting somewhere!
The race is on on the 7th April - Muckmeddens 6 hour at Pitmedden has a retro category, for whoever it was that was asking, so I am getting her ready for that.
Next up, everything else
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