1994 Dynatech Diablo STX. DONE (More or less..)FINAL PICS

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Colour looks like Rover, kingfisher blue ....





sorry for that :facepalm:

if you are struggling there's a place in Farnworth i use to mix paint into aerosols. They colour matched my Rockhopper from a colour swatch and mixed it there and then.

Re the polishing, i found when polishing the Sugino chainset for my Kona i had to have the dremel at just the right speed... to fast/slow and it wont bring the shine ...has to be just right.... stick at it its worth it.

 

[doctorstewie]

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Ha I got a fairly close match with a Vauxhall colour but decided to hold off till I can find an exact match. What's the place in Farnworth called?
Hmm, I'll experiment with the Dremel, see what happens.
Cheers for the advice

 

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Ha I got a fairly close match with a Vauxhall colour but decided to hold off till I can find an exact match. What's the place in Farnworth called?
Hmm, I'll experiment with the Dremel, see what happens.
Cheers for the advice

Paint supplier is Kemtech

http://www.discountcarpaint.co.uk/

You'll need to take along your frame or forks or whatever you want to colour match and they'll do it while you wait.
Large aerosols are just over a tenner inc VAT. If you want to do chips n scratches etc you can spray the aerosol into the lid and use it as a touch up ... using a fine brush obviously

 

[doctorstewie]

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Ace Thanks for that, dead handy!

 

[doctorstewie]

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And Dare: Thanks very much Nice of you to say so

 

[doctorstewie]

Right then, I've indexed the gears, sorted the brakes, tightened up the spokes and checked everything, and had a very quick spin. After an all too brief whizz ( to keep the tyres looking new until next Sunday) I can say that this is a LOVELY little bike. Really light on it's feet and responsive. I love it. I don't know how it will handle the rough stuff yet, and may do a further post after taking it off road, but for now, short of a chainstay protector ( looking for an NOS or close XT Sharkfin for it ) I am calling the bike done.
As you can see I went for the 91-92 look on this 94 machine simply because it was less work/expensive to do.

Here's the spec sheet:
Frame: Raleigh Dynatech Bonded/Brazed Titanium and Cromo Composite

Fork: Raleigh UGLI ( Uncle Gerald's Latest Invention ) Bonded Alloy Crown CrMo blades

Headset: Unbranded ( Original in excellent cond )
Stem: Marin Lite 130mm 195g
Handlebar: M-Wave Alloy 580mm 215g
Grips: Cassano Ergo Grip (original)
Barends: Unbranded light alloy

Brakes: Shimano STX
Brake Pads: Clarke's
Brake Cables: Shimano
Cantilever cable hangers: Shimano
Brake Levers: Shimano STX

Shifters: Shimano STX
Front Derailleur:Shimano STX
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Deore LX
Derailleur Cables:Shimano
Cassette: Shimano 7sp
Chain: KMC
Cranks: Shimano STX
Crank Bolts: Shimano
Chainrings: Shimano
Chainring bolts:
Bottom Bracket:Shimano UN52
Pedals: No Name Alloy with Toe Clips

Hub Skewers: Shimano and, er, whatever that front one is.
Rims: Bontrager BCX3
Hubs: Shimano STX
Nipples: Brass
Spokes: SS 15g
Tyres: Charge Splashback
Tubes: Continental

Saddle: Madison Flux
Seatpost: Tioga 27.2mm
Seatpost Binder:5mm Bolt No QR

Weight: 25lb


And here are the last pics

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a145/ ... avgzgx.jpg

As I have said before I'll probably eventually put a shorter stem and even some slightly wider risers on for comfy all day pootling, but you can tell when you get on her that she's a racer
Lovely. Very happy.

 

[Si_33]

Very nice Stu - looks great :-D

 

[doctorstewie]

Cheers Si I just weighed it, (the weight on the spec sheet was a guess) and it came out dead on 25lbs! Chuffed

 

[k-rod]

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Great job on the build. There are NOS Sharkfins coming up on e-bay all the time, often for less than twenty US dollars (plus shipping)