Yeti Pro FRO. Factory Clearcoat

[IHateRain]

Yep, seems to be a nice ride

Happy trails and friendly greetings
IHateRain

 

[pete_mcc]

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Just lovely; everything just looks so perfect on there. It's the bike equivalent of a pair of beautifully worn Levi 501, the more you use it the better it looks.

 

[Rich]

Amen, any chance of a photo of all your Yeti's together?

Great build and history to your bike, thanks for sharing

Rich

 

[Giom6]

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Love it, always wanted to do a clear coat on a bike.

Looks very cool

 

[RockiMtn]

i guess that's why there's not many steel frames that are only clearcoated. my DeKerf is like that (not from factory) and the rust worms are showing their ugly beginnings. was thinking of stripping and re-clearcoat, but if it's not gonna last too long, perhaps i shouldn't bother. :?

Lovely FRO though!

 

[Wold Ranger]

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Wonder why the clear coat didn't last?? Maybe it wasn't powder back then, but spray lacquer? Would modern clear powder coat not last as long as coloured? To retain the smooth finish on the frame, you would have to vapour blast it, not sand/bead blast as this leaves a coarse finish.

 

[elite504]

Tiny bit of fettling today. New spacer for the Bullseye BB. They weren't all the same diameter. Now fixed!

 

[Nader]

Tiny bit of fettling today. New spacer for the Bullseye BB. They weren't all the same diameter. Now fixed!

That's fine but now you've a big Q-Factor! you know what that is?

 

[elite504]

I'm well aware of what the Q factor is, but with a bullseye crankset, it is what it is right out the box (Unless you cut down the splined axle, which I won't, and it would misalign the keeper hole)! Bullseye's will never be low, as that steel box section isn't exactly small.
http://www.bikepro.com/products/cranks/ ... able.shtml
The bottom pic shows crank arm to stay clearance isn't excessive.
All I was doing was changing the main spacer for one that perfectly matched on the OD. It bugged me that the previous one didn't .