My retro rebuild (with pics and stuff)

[unipsycho]

Top advice there mate, thankyou

 

[Elmo]

Hi again,I`ve just sat down and thought some more about welding/brazing.The last time I did any brazing was at school (Long ,Long Ago) and I remember having to get the the metal to "cherry red" before the braze would flow.I think "cherry red" is hotter than ARC/MIG/TIG welding and as the drop outs are brazed in their join may become undone when brazing near to them,but I quite expect one of the forum frame builders to put me right on this.Please.

 

[unipsycho]

No rush as yet mate, i'm in the process of sorcing a disc hub first and rebuilding my back wheel, so the guys at the metal fabricators have something to work with.

 

[THWANG-666]

you can get away with mig welding it on just keep the amps low.tig would be betteras the heat is more consentrated .im just in the process of chopping a old GT frame and refitting the top tube and seat stays at differant angle very similar to a kona.

 

[Elmo]

Hi Thwang,a friend of mine altered his steel frame in a similar way (cant remember the make or model) and made a fairly decent looking job of it,then he couldn`t find the b..ls to ride it..

 

[unipsycho]

So MIG is a lower temp weld then? and would more likely to be suitable?

 

[THWANG-666]

just keep the amps low and short runs if you can do some test weld on a old frame

 

[unipsycho]

just keep the amps low and short runs if you can do some test weld on a old frame

It is an old frame

I'll go fishing in a river, i'm bound to find an old bike there

 

[unipsycho]

I'm going to dig up this thread from nearly 2 years ago!

Been without the intreweb for that long and the bike has changed loads!

She, was completed with the primer grey paint work in Oct '06. Then riden for the winter, in Jan '07 she was stripped again and repainted to green and had been donated to my girlfreind, she has added pink pedals, pink grips and girly saddle.

Here is her current spec..

Frame Cindercone
Forks Pace RC38
Stem Easton EA 50
Bars Easton EA 50
Grips Bastard pink
Shifters XT/Atack mix
Headset Hope
Brake F Hope Mini Mono
Brake R XT
Wheel F Hope/217/snowflake
Wheel R XT/217
Front Mech XT
Rear Mech XT
Cassette XT
Chain HG50
Seat Post Kalloy Uno
Saddle
Chain set Race face Ride XC
Bottom Bracket Race face isis
Pedals Gusset Slim Jim
Tyres Panaracer Fire XC
Innertubes Random
Quick releses Hope

What i'm most proud of is the snowflake front wheel rebuild

The rear disc conversion never took off because I have sinned and built myself a brand new bike in April '07

Pics to follow soon.