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clockworkgazz
PostPosted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 12:25 am 
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Got the frame tonight from mike 8) and really excited on this one. I'm sure it is a 1992 from the serial number and wondered if anyone knows how they did the rear cantis as there is no hanger (no room) on the wishbone? :?

ClockworkCam will be getting the bike for xmas.

Plan to do a orange fade (jimi you the man) mainly xt but with a few bits for a wee persons comfort, indeed the stem I have is great cause it is short 40mm but it is to big for this itsy bitsy frame, anyone got anything cheap and interesting?

Will take a while but will keep you posted.........

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hairstream
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I'll be watching. :wink:
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sorry this has been a bit slow going, been buying parts, and other bikes :roll: so this has taken a back seat- think I'll manage it by the time father xmas comes back again.

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will get her painted next month (or whenever siuts you JimiHendrix) and then it should be a very rapid build. 8)
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Looking good Gaz, that must have took a bit of effort to get it like that.

Mike.
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clockworkgazz
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it was a good paint job so yeah lesson learned, next time take it to a guy and get it blasted :roll: , mind you, it was fun watching the frame reveal itself, makes you really appreciate the welding and skill it takes to put together a frame.
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Nice, I never saw it in that state. When i got it it was matt black and then it was sent away to return in it's pink/purple dress. Very very well made.
Hope yer little fella gives it the use it deserves.

Keep us updated when you get the time.

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Fair bit of elbow grease there fellah :D
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What head tube is it? inch or inch and an eighth? don't know where the canti hanger is tho!
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My guess is it had a hanger on the seat bolt something like this one...

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That look's great Gary, you've done a far better job stripping that than i did of mine, actually looking forward to getting my mits on this now :) , will start it any time you like, will take a while to build the paint up anyway.
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clockworkgazz
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:51 pm 
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Wold Ranger wrote:
What head tube is it? inch or inch and an eighth? don't know where the canti hanger is tho!


Inch and spot on cherrybomb, hanger thru the seatpost bolt, albeit I will be using v's :roll: just for ease and maintance.

here is it on a similar sized bike on the bay at the moment.


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jimihendrix wrote:
That look's great Gary, you've done a far better job stripping that than i did of mine, actually looking forward to getting my mits on this now :) , will start it any time you like, will take a while to build the paint up anyway.


will give you the bike and paint on sunday mate :wink: No rush at all.
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Gaz, what stage are you at now? I need ideas for miniKens next bike.
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frame is in the towel cupboard keeping warm- will be getting jimi to spray next but this has fallen by the wayside of late :oops:

What you thinking for mini ken?
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