1998 Sintesi Bazooka Frame 17-18". Free to whoever wants to pick it up or pay postage!!!
Ok, that's the good bit out of the way, this next part may put you off.
The frame is in pieces and half re-sprayed.
Still here?
Ok, here's the story- About 3 years ago I dug out my old Sintesi and started riding it again pretty quickly I noticed an unusual amount of sag in the rear travel. Turns out one of the complicated linkages with needle bearings has cracked apart from the inside. I called Windwave and they had a linkage unit in stock for my old Sintesi, last one, so I decided to snap it up and payed the £25 for it.
While I was waiting for the part to arrive, and with my frame now in pieces I had a great plan: sand down the frame and respray it! I wasn't too keen on the green/blue paintjob. !!Never do this!!
Sand blasting and sanding down the frame with very fine sandpaper took about 10 hours of my precious spare time Then I found out I would need special Acid Etch Primer to make sure the paint adhered to the Alu frame properly. I found some on the web and sent away for it. I began spraying the frame in my home made spray booth but ran out of etch primer before I had finished the main triangle. Dang. Then I tried to buy some more of the primer but the seller had none left in stock and it took 3 months for them to get hold of another can for me.
In this three months my paint booth had been binned and the shock, linkages etc. had disappeared. I had left them in a carrier bag in the garage in a spot which soon became a dumping ground for my families recycling and stuff to be taken to the dump. I assumed that's where the shock etc. had gone so I dumped the half painted frame parts in my roof and bought a hardtail frame to build up.
Recently the carrier bag with the parts turned up so it turns out I could rebuild the frame if I wanted to but as I already have 2 working bikes I can't seem to find the time or energy to do this.
The current condition of the frame is this:
Main Triangle: Stripped and part re-sprayed with etch primer
Swingarm: Painted orange with car paint I had mixed at Halfords - it was supposed to be Bomber Orange to match my forks but is not quite a bright or metallic.
Shock: Still working, a little fast for my liking, could do with an oil change.
Decals: The Sintesi and Bazooka stickers are made of thick rubber and could probably be stuck back on the frame with the right adhesive.
Linkages: Some of the linkages and bearings are new.
Some of the bolts have been replaced.
There are no cracks, dents or bends in the frame so with a bit of work this bike could be a pretty cool retro ride. It's strong and goes downhill very well- Corrado Herin won the DH World Cup on one of these in 1997.
Phew! Thanks for reading.
Anyone interested?
Ok, that's the good bit out of the way, this next part may put you off.
The frame is in pieces and half re-sprayed.
Still here?
Ok, here's the story- About 3 years ago I dug out my old Sintesi and started riding it again pretty quickly I noticed an unusual amount of sag in the rear travel. Turns out one of the complicated linkages with needle bearings has cracked apart from the inside. I called Windwave and they had a linkage unit in stock for my old Sintesi, last one, so I decided to snap it up and payed the £25 for it.
While I was waiting for the part to arrive, and with my frame now in pieces I had a great plan: sand down the frame and respray it! I wasn't too keen on the green/blue paintjob. !!Never do this!!
Sand blasting and sanding down the frame with very fine sandpaper took about 10 hours of my precious spare time Then I found out I would need special Acid Etch Primer to make sure the paint adhered to the Alu frame properly. I found some on the web and sent away for it. I began spraying the frame in my home made spray booth but ran out of etch primer before I had finished the main triangle. Dang. Then I tried to buy some more of the primer but the seller had none left in stock and it took 3 months for them to get hold of another can for me.
In this three months my paint booth had been binned and the shock, linkages etc. had disappeared. I had left them in a carrier bag in the garage in a spot which soon became a dumping ground for my families recycling and stuff to be taken to the dump. I assumed that's where the shock etc. had gone so I dumped the half painted frame parts in my roof and bought a hardtail frame to build up.
Recently the carrier bag with the parts turned up so it turns out I could rebuild the frame if I wanted to but as I already have 2 working bikes I can't seem to find the time or energy to do this.
The current condition of the frame is this:
Main Triangle: Stripped and part re-sprayed with etch primer
Swingarm: Painted orange with car paint I had mixed at Halfords - it was supposed to be Bomber Orange to match my forks but is not quite a bright or metallic.
Shock: Still working, a little fast for my liking, could do with an oil change.
Decals: The Sintesi and Bazooka stickers are made of thick rubber and could probably be stuck back on the frame with the right adhesive.
Linkages: Some of the linkages and bearings are new.
Some of the bolts have been replaced.
There are no cracks, dents or bends in the frame so with a bit of work this bike could be a pretty cool retro ride. It's strong and goes downhill very well- Corrado Herin won the DH World Cup on one of these in 1997.
Phew! Thanks for reading.
Anyone interested?
