ΞTHE✪CLASHΞ

[user 35233]

Starts to sparkle round sundown..

 

[rgrrbt]

James Brown would approve.

 

[user 35233]

Any advice @metalchewy?

What axle size pegs are you looking for?
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I've come full circle back to tapping my peg hole, but at this point I just want to understand why this is happening before I wreck a peg trying.

1. Are front axles a different size from the rear, (and why)?
My peg holes aren't changing size so the axles are different, yet one average nut fits all 3 wheel sets tested, front and rear, with no play.

2. Is this a common peg issue?
I saw video of other people's pegs having the same super wobbly fit up front till they're completely pressed against the frame or nut, and I've always had trouble finding rear pegs in-shop that fit, but I just assumed they didn't stock them. Now I'm wondering if it's a modern manufacturing mixup.. but that would mean everybody is tapping them, so that can't be, right?

My problem is, if all of my axles are the same 3/8 26TPI (on paper).. how can I choose a tap size? I'm in my last leg of the build and stuck on the small stuff.

 

[user 35233]

Too much purple in my reflectors. Boiled 'em in Rit. Original color:

one pass at one reflector:

Two passes on both, and done.

Feeling like Hannibal when that plan comes together.

 

[user 35233]

I wanted to switch out the stock rear fender for something fatter. I'll put the slimmy up front. (both will be gold as the left)

hacked at the sides (with the wrong file) so it would fit the frame.

 

[OddJob]

Wow! Awesome work on ' skinning the banana' ! And very clever work on the RIT dye of the reflectors.

Everything is 'coming together'.....

 

[user 35233]

Wow! Awesome work on ' skinning the banana' ! And very clever work on the RIT dye of the reflectors.

Everything is 'coming together'.....

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Thanks! I really got lucky my first time using dyes. It's nice to know that anything plastic can be color corrected while maintaining the original shine or finish. Definitely opens doors to expanded design options.

 

[user 35233]

Just to look at my options I thought I'd try making gold reflectors. Cracked these open and sprayed them on the inside. Untouched / lighter / darker:

light is decent, not quite a match though..

Heavier coat is too orange. Probably stick with violet.

 

[user 35233]

Thankfully gettin down to the bits-n-bobs that tie it all together visually. Testing colors on the silver stem cap and spacer. Happy with the first try but I'll probably do it again.

Haven't redone the gold headset yet so it's still green.

 

[user 35233]

Nothing bolted together but the stem. Getting to the last part, repainting everything gold and clear coating it with 2K. With 2K's 24 hour window I'm trying to hit everything I want to coat in one day.

 

[user 35233]

I considered fronting on the hub color because the black is almost unnoticeable and masking seemed arduous but after much deliberation I ordered some Tamiya PS-47. The purple-pink is appreciated. The gold looks green and appears rusty brown mid transition but I just can't resist this witchcraft. I get to play in a few days. Clash and burn!

 

[user 35233]

Tests told me I had to mask this in halves to paint the round part evenly, as with the crank arms. Orange & Purple Dupli-color with reversed reflectors, color to change, still painting..

 

[user 35233]

Set up the spraystation with my fancy new paint.

Unless I took my time masking, spokes would have deterred my paint and I wasn't about to disassemble the wheel, so I went with Vasoline. Here it is before I removed it toward sunset. Pretty copper (or brown) looking (as expected).

Here it is after in evening light.

Nicer but most of the time people see it, it will be sunlit, so thats a bust. It was fun tryin.

 

[user 35233]

If this only made appearances in low light I could live with brass and purple. Nightrider?

 

[Uncle Shish]

Too much purple in my reflectors. Boiled 'em in Rit. Original color:View attachment 237285
one pass at one reflector:View attachment 237284
Two passes on both, and done.
View attachment 237286
Feeling like Hannibal when that plan comes together.

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Those reflectors look amazing! I’ve never heard or thought of boiling in Rit on plastic parts. Noted.

 

[user 35233]

Those reflectors look amazing! I’ve never heard or thought of boiling in Rit on plastic parts. Noted.

Thanks. While researching methods for the fabric I came across this and I was off to the races..

 

[user 35233]

With rain ahead I needed to tend to some repairs on my wet bike that I'd been neglecting. My spoke popping problem became too cumbersome so I decided to re-install my used Tannus on different wheels for the first time. I discovered that my spokes were different sizes. These were second hand wheels that visited multiple shops on the road. My fault for not knowing. Building my own wheels will continue to be my final battle, one I wish not take up any time soon.

I pried most of the rectangular plastic "pins" out with a screwdriver tearing 3 or four holes. This is a worn 28mm rear tire and a 23mm front, less wear.

Found a sexy scar. I'm forcing it open so it looks worse than it is.

With all the pins in place it took less time this go-round than the first.

Rode it around. A few ripped pin holes didn't make a difference when they're fastened tightly every 3 inches. Ready for rain.

 

[user 35233]

Down to the final paint and going a little stir-crazy, held back by another days promise of scattered thunderstorms.. only to receive mist. Feels like London.

"The ice age is coming,
the sun's zoomin' in
Meltdown expected,
the wheat is growin' thin
Engines stop running,
but I have no fear
'Cause London is drownin', I,
live by the river"

 

[OddJob]

Cool work on the spokes, hubs , wheels! Make sure you include this photo on your Finished Build thread (they will become available in about a week, around July 1). This really shows off the details, which, even unseen by the casual viewer; you know they are there. That's what matters!

 

[user 35233]

Meet my secret weapon. It's more for de-fence than offense.

I'ma keep 'em sharp and dangerous.