'97 VooDoo Erzulie

[IDB1]

Just taken off the grips, controls, mechs and cables (chain is still there, too late to go hunting for my splitter or hacksaw) and, since it's going SS is it ok to have the cable guides ground off?

And how do I tell if it's US or Vietnam (or wherever) made?

Had a quick look over and can't see a Made In . . . . sticker. . . .

And. . . on poverty spec, the chainset is pretty poor (even I can see that ) but is Titec that bad?

 

[mikee]

not much wrong with any of it m8

should build a nice s/s out of that

poverty spec ,its just price pointing ,hence the cheap drivetrain
you notice the titec finishing kit and that's what gets the cash out
the frame will definatley be of asian origin as will every thing else

nice find

 

[MikeD]

since it's going SS is it ok to have the cable guides ground off?

If you're sure you'll never want to put gears on it, or ever sell it to someone who does, yes ;-) If you're going to the trouble of grinding off cable guides and refinishing, you might as well get track ends put on too and avoid chain tensioner faffage.

I hate to repeat myself from one thread to the next, but I just replied on your other thread thinking you were starting with a bare frame. Since you've already got a complete bike, I think it'd be very smart to do a quick'n'dirty SS conversion on what you've got just to make sure you like the ride. Sprocket, couple of spacers, use the mech as a tensioner - good enough to get a feel for it.

 

[perry]

Its a shame they ever got the rights to sell Voodoo in the first place. For me it takes away most of the 'exotica' of the Voodoo brand. People associate Voodoo with Halfords now even though they have nothing to do with them. Shame. "Hey look at that Halfords bike"...F**k off, it a Voodoo!

Strange how I only ever see this on the internet :? I've never seen a voodoo in halfords but there are always plenty of Gin and Tonics and these never get the " oh halfords , mutter mutter mutter , drole unoriginal comment " treatment :?

Are these people making the same comments to people with voodoos while out riding ? or is it restricted to being written on the internet , dare I say it , by people who too have never seen a voodoo in halfords ?

Doesn't matter anyway , the new voodoos are shite . What the fook are they doing with the geometry these days , silly fools seem to be making them for 200mm forks Poor things look like they will have a negative headtube angle at full compression .

I'd keep it fairly original , old voodoos don't seem too plentiful over here and most of the parts on it are good enough for now , you can always make changes later but you can't replace those original features once they're changed .

 

[IDB1]

If you're going to the trouble of grinding off cable guides and refinishing, you might as well get track ends put on too and avoid chain tensioner faffage..

Who does this kind of work??
I mean, what sort of company should I search for (locally)..

I hate to repeat myself from one thread to the next, but I just replied on your other thread .

Yeah.. sorry.. the other thread was supposed to be general and seeking how others tackle a build - not specific to this bike


Thinking I'll start to get general parts together (like brakes, pedals, seat and headset) while I mull things over..

While I'd sort of like to re-do it as nature intended, I'm more keen to drag it, kicking and screaming, into something a tad more lush

 

[MikeD]

You need a framebuilder. Don't know of any very local ones to you, but Roberts in Croydon, Argos in Bristol and Bob Jackson in, er, Leeds is it? have a decent rep.

 

[IDB1]

Well, I got time to work it through.. and, if that's my path, I'll courier the bare frame to one of them.. not even going to cost a tenner and I have a frame-sized box here ready..

will seek out some contact details and get an idea of what's what...

 

[MikeD]

Roberts: http://www.robertscycles.com/contacts.html
Argos: http://www.argoscycles.com/contacts.htm
Bob Jackson: http://www.bobjacksoncycles.co.uk/infocontact_us.php

:-D

 

[IDB1]

Email sent to Argos.. Bob Jackson has a price list online, off to check Roberts.. cheers buddy

While it's not 100% yet, I need to have an idea of cost so that SWMBO can be pacified with Lambrini and chocolates into acceptance. .

Although, she's already noticed it's a better fit (for her) than the Marin and her GT..... :evil:

But that gives me an excuse to buy another one (or a similarly sized Kona ) later on. . . .

 

[MikeD]

My Kona was done at Argos - track ends on, cable stops off, extra one for a V-brake on the top tube, pearl white respray, £120 I think. It was a long time ago, though