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[Post Your Projects] Road, & Fixed Gear
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flag never-stop
Posted: Aug 15, 2012 at 20:41 Quote
psyclist wrote:
never-stop wrote:

Gets a can of anti rust paint from halfords, then either leave it as it is, clear coat the primer or paint it if you really want to

Might do that actually. How many cans of paint would it take on a frame and fork?

One can would do it fine, unless you really shit with spray paint.
flag never-stop
Posted: Aug 15, 2012 at 20:50 Quote
oeae wrote:
never-stop wrote:
Done,

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Rides great, looks great, much better than i thought it would be actually, really happy with it!

need to get some better pictures,

Very good, how many bikes now?!

It's not mine Smile it's my girlfriends new bike, just built it up for her

at the mo' i only have 2 ride-able bikes, but 6 incomplete bikes/frames/projects lol
flag oeae
Posted: Aug 16, 2012 at 0:18 Quote
psyclist wrote:
Yup.

Ah right makes sense, I thought you had gone for a 56cm
flag oeae
Posted: Aug 16, 2012 at 0:22 Quote
never-stop wrote:
oeae wrote:
never-stop wrote:
Done,

Rides great, looks great, much better than i thought it would be actually, really happy with it!

need to get some better pictures,

Very good, how many bikes now?!

It's not mine Smile it's my girlfriends new bike, just built it up for her

at the mo' i only have 2 ride-able bikes, but 6 incomplete bikes/frames/projects lol

Haha! I have four rideable bikes but no projects..

I got my gf a mixte frame with drops and cross levers, ideal I thought, but first thing I had to do was put flat bars on it... Needs a longer stem now, but at least she will ride it
flag never-stop
Posted: Aug 16, 2012 at 7:09 Quote
My girlfriend loves her bike Razz the first time she rode it she was flying around with a big smile on a her face like a big kid

i'm actually quite jealous of it, everything works so nice, best feeling gears i have ever used actually, sort of thing i wanted to build for my self but then decided i have to many bikes Razz
flag never-stop
Posted: Aug 16, 2012 at 7:15 Quote
better pics...

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Just need to try squeeze on some mudguards and fit a small Wald basket
flag road-psyclist
Posted: Aug 16, 2012 at 7:16 Quote
Anyone know which way you wrap bullhorns? Do you start from the tops and go toward the horns or vice versa??
flag never-stop
Posted: Aug 16, 2012 at 7:29 Quote
Same as drops, start at the bar ends and wrap up to the stems

if you do it the other way you need the right sort of tape so it doesn't fold over it self on the horn/hood area
flag Tributary
Posted: Aug 17, 2012 at 14:27 Quote
After trawling Craigslist for a while, I finally found a frame in my size with decent geometry:
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Removing components:
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The bare frame, ready for paint stripping:
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Rawed frame and fork, strung up and ready to paint:
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The primed frame, ready for detail work:
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Beginning to come together:
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Done!
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Frame/Fork: 80's Mangusta (not sure of the exact model)
Wheelset: Vuelta Zerolite Track Comp, Red
Chainring: Surly Stainless Steel, 42t 3/32
Freewheel: Shimano, 16t
Chain: KMC Z-Chain, 1/2 x 3/32
Brakes: 80's Dia-Compe
Saddle: Scavenged from my old Specialized mountain bike
Pedals: Shimano SPD (I'd rather own only one pair of clipless bike shoes)

Go on, tell me what I did wrong! Salute
flag frolosophy
Posted: Aug 17, 2012 at 20:17 Quote
I can't think of anything. Looks awesome!
flag never-stop
Posted: Aug 17, 2012 at 20:56 Quote
Nice man, done a good job of that
flag porker
Posted: Aug 17, 2012 at 22:27 Quote
Danm that paint was sweet it almost said megusta AND i likeed the chrome tt but looks good!
flag road-psyclist
Posted: Aug 23, 2012 at 1:55 Quote
What's a conical square BB?? Will a Shimano fit BB work? This is the link to the crankset I'm using:

http://www.dotbike.com/p/6572?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=FGL

Thanks.
flag Svard75
Posted: Aug 23, 2012 at 3:07 Quote
psyclist wrote:
What's a conical square BB?? Will a Shimano fit BB work? This is the link to the crankset I'm using:

http://www.dotbike.com/p/6572?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=FGL

Thanks.

Square taper. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B0068FVOEM/ref=dp_image?ie=UTF8&color_name=x&img=MAIN&s=sporting-goods

What's most important here is spindle length. Take your old bb and measure from tip to tip then order the same. Ensure you know if the BB shell is English or Italian.

Here are the technical specs for your crankarms.
http://www.stronglight.com/stronglight/BASES/NOTICE/document/noticeOxity.pdf

 


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