Building my new frame - shiney frame pics added!
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xxnick1975
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Great thread indeed, but I think it's fine paint it. You have the pics of the fabrication, so a good paint job loses you nothing...
Great thread indeed, but I think it's fine paint it. You have the pics of the fabrication, so a good paint job loses you nothing...
highlandsflyer
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How about painting the tubes and leaving the joins in clear?
Great work, and something every bike nut should do at least once!
How about painting the tubes and leaving the joins in clear?
Great work, and something every bike nut should do at least once!
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That kona looks fantastic with that finish
May go there myself to get one of mine painted .
Mike
TedC":3i8596z1 said:makster":3i8596z1 said:The History Man":3i8596z1 said:
I've not ruled out clearcoat yet
We_are_Stevo's "raw" explosif: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... p;t=168666
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That kona looks fantastic with that finish
May go there myself to get one of mine painted .
Mike
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I've been quoted £40 by a local company to fully polish and de-grease the frame.
I think I'll go for that and see how it looks.
I need to ream a bit more out of the head-tube to take the Hope headset I have lined up for it.
I've spoken to Tom, at Demon Frameworks, and he's kindly offered to help me out with this.
Once that's done I'll be dropping it to the the polishing company
I've been quoted £40 by a local company to fully polish and de-grease the frame.
I think I'll go for that and see how it looks.
I need to ream a bit more out of the head-tube to take the Hope headset I have lined up for it.
I've spoken to Tom, at Demon Frameworks, and he's kindly offered to help me out with this.
Once that's done I'll be dropping it to the the polishing company
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That's brilliant, I find it amazing telling people I built my bikes from bare frames but to be able to say you made the frame would be awesome
What degree of skills are needed to start the course ?
That's brilliant, I find it amazing telling people I built my bikes from bare frames but to be able to say you made the frame would be awesome
What degree of skills are needed to start the course ?
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They sell the course as for complete beginers. Bryan promises that you'll leave with a completed bike frame (maybe still needing some cleaning up etc) at the end of the 5 days.
He did tell me stories of occasions when the 'frame pixies' came into the workshop after students had left to push the frames on a bit, where needed
On another build note, after having the hardly used press fit BB on my Canyon start creaking like an old door today, I'm going to be fitting a square taper and Middleburn RS7's.
I'm sick of modern BB's failing after such little use, and I'd rather put up with a few grams of extra weight over unreliable parts.
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They sell the course as for complete beginers. Bryan promises that you'll leave with a completed bike frame (maybe still needing some cleaning up etc) at the end of the 5 days.
He did tell me stories of occasions when the 'frame pixies' came into the workshop after students had left to push the frames on a bit, where needed
On another build note, after having the hardly used press fit BB on my Canyon start creaking like an old door today, I'm going to be fitting a square taper and Middleburn RS7's.
I'm sick of modern BB's failing after such little use, and I'd rather put up with a few grams of extra weight over unreliable parts.
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