Going to start breaking down the bike today. Just looked up the 10 day forecast. Looks like I will have to do a paint dance around the rain between now and the deadline.
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One last ride before tear down.
And of course, just after I had only removed the coontail and the headlight, I remembered about the Azonix crossbars I wanted to try.
I used some leftover aluminum rods I had salvaged from a bathroom rack a tenant left behind. I'll drill out the holes later.
I used some leftover aluminum rods I had salvaged from a bathroom rack a tenant left behind. I'll drill out the holes later.
Tear down has commenced
Crank up some Patsy Cline.....I Fall To Pieces
Once I had everything broken down, I decided to sand down the frame first. I decided the leave the headtube bearing cups in place. They were a bit of a pain to shim and I didn't want to redo that part. So I taped them up and taped some paper towels over the inside.
I picked up one of these stacks of sandpaper from the dollar store a few weeks back. It's about 100 sheets with various grit, mostly 80, 100, 150, but some 240 and 400 wet paper too. My expectations weren't very high for this stuff, but I figured I would give it a shot.
I started with the 80 grit. I tore each piece into 4 sections and then doubled those over. The paper backing is cheap on these. But they still did the job well. Now, I did run through about a sheet per bike tube, but at 10 cents a sheet, who cares.
. The 150 held up a little better, but of course the 80 grit had already done the big work. I am happy enough with this to pick up more for the shop.
Anyway, I finished sanding the frame around 7pm and with the future rain in the forecast, I acted quickly to take advantage of the last daylight and dry conditions. I set up my urban paint booth and also had to rig up a similar bar across some stuff in my shop for it to dry on. Then I laid the primer red on the frame. I went ahead and painted my sacrificial paint fender as well.
I also weighed the frame tonight with my Shimano game fish hand scale and it came in at 13 pounds for just the frame.
I picked up one of these stacks of sandpaper from the dollar store a few weeks back. It's about 100 sheets with various grit, mostly 80, 100, 150, but some 240 and 400 wet paper too. My expectations weren't very high for this stuff, but I figured I would give it a shot.
I started with the 80 grit. I tore each piece into 4 sections and then doubled those over. The paper backing is cheap on these. But they still did the job well. Now, I did run through about a sheet per bike tube, but at 10 cents a sheet, who cares.
. The 150 held up a little better, but of course the 80 grit had already done the big work. I am happy enough with this to pick up more for the shop.Anyway, I finished sanding the frame around 7pm and with the future rain in the forecast, I acted quickly to take advantage of the last daylight and dry conditions. I set up my urban paint booth and also had to rig up a similar bar across some stuff in my shop for it to dry on. Then I laid the primer red on the frame. I went ahead and painted my sacrificial paint fender as well.
I also weighed the frame tonight with my Shimano game fish hand scale and it came in at 13 pounds for just the frame.
Awesome Kingfish!
When you are going really fast, you can bite those bars (or hang toilet paper to them)
Looking forward to the re-assembly of this beast!
My hands hurt just thinking about all that sanding! I love the remnant spray splotches on the garbage can paint booth from previous builds. Looking good!Once I had everything broken down, I decided to sand down the frame first. I decided the leave the headtube bearing cups in place. They were a bit of a pain to shim and I didn't want to redo that part. So I taped them up and taped some paper towels over the inside.
I picked up one of these stacks of sandpaper from the dollar store a few weeks back. It's about 100 sheets with various grit, mostly 80, 100, 150, but some 240 and 400 wet paper too. My expectations weren't very high for this stuff, but I figured I would give it a shot.
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I started with the 80 grit. I tore each piece into 4 sections and then doubled those over. The paper backing is cheap on these. But they still did the job well. Now, I did run through about a sheet per bike tube, but at 10 cents a sheet, who cares.
Anyway, I finished sanding the frame around 7pm and with the future rain in the forecast, I acted quickly to take advantage of the last daylight and dry conditions. I set up my urban paint booth and also had to rig up a similar bar across some stuff in my shop for it to dry on. Then I laid the primer red on the frame. I went ahead and painted my sacrificial paint fender as well.
I also weighed the frame tonight with my Shimano game fish hand scale and it came in at 13 pounds for just the frame.
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Some of the pictures look OK and in some of them it looks like your headlight is pointing at the moon. I canβt always tell because photographs distort things.
BTW I have a bathroom scale that goes up to 300 pounds, so I just picked up my bike and stood on the scale to weigh it. Then I deducted my weight.
Total=46.4 lbs
BTW I have a bathroom scale that goes up to 300 pounds, so I just picked up my bike and stood on the scale to weigh it. Then I deducted my weight.
Total=46.4 lbs
Awesome Kingfish!
When you are going really fast, you can bite those bars (or hang toilet paper to them)
Looking forward to the re-assembly of this beast!
I've been wanting to do a cross bar with these attachments for awhile. It was super simple to do with the bathroom rod. I think it fits the build, but I will judge it on re-assembly.
The frame sanding wasn't that bad yesterday. But there is still a lot more to do.
One of those trash cans we have had for years. You can see where I've painted stuff on top and even some coppertone overspray (looks yellow in the pic) from SteamRoller in BO15
I weighed my car with the bathroom scale, myself, a lever, and a fulcrum. Anybody who can calculate proportions can do it.
It would be tedious to describe the entire method here, But the idea is the you stand on a scale and then lever the object to be weighed off the ground, and read how much the scale drops. Then you do the calculation.
It would be tedious to describe the entire method here, But the idea is the you stand on a scale and then lever the object to be weighed off the ground, and read how much the scale drops. Then you do the calculation.
I quit painting on the trash cans years ago. Considering how much I paint, I should have the nicest trash cans in the neighborhood. We have a gray one a green one and a blue one. I did actually paint stuff on them on purpose, so I could tell they were mine easily.
Math & logic were the two things that made me a nice living. I wrote a long diatribe about poor proficiency here, and then I deleted it all. I must tend to rant in the morning when my blood pressure is high.
Brother, I was so jealous of the local architecture and the beautiful fountains & the koifish and all, until I realized that youβre painting in an alley between garbage cans.Once I had everything broken down, I decided to sand down the frame first. I decided the leave the headtube bearing cups in place. They were a bit of a pain to shim and I didn't want to redo that part. So I taped them up and taped some paper towels over the inside.
I picked up one of these stacks of sandpaper from the dollar store a few weeks back. It's about 100 sheets with various grit, mostly 80, 100, 150, but some 240 and 400 wet paper too. My expectations weren't very high for this stuff, but I figured I would give it a shot.
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I started with the 80 grit. I tore each piece into 4 sections and then doubled those over. The paper backing is cheap on these. But they still did the job well. Now, I did run through about a sheet per bike tube, but at 10 cents a sheet, who cares.
Anyway, I finished sanding the frame around 7pm and with the future rain in the forecast, I acted quickly to take advantage of the last daylight and dry conditions. I set up my urban paint booth and also had to rig up a similar bar across some stuff in my shop for it to dry on. Then I laid the primer red on the frame. I went ahead and painted my sacrificial paint fender as well.
I also weighed the frame tonight with my Shimano game fish hand scale and it came in at 13 pounds for just the frame.
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It made me appreciate more the importance of what I have.
In Savannah, we call those Lanes, not alleys. Charleston has alleys, Savannah has lanes.
I grew up on a suburban island here in Savannah, but we've lived downtown for 20 years now in an 1873 Italianate row house we restored ourselves. We've loved being in the heart of the largest contiguous Landmark Historic Distrct in the US. But city life isn't for everyone. We all find our own version of paradise.
Don't feel too bad for me having to paint between garbage cans in a lane, the houses that back up to that lane are currently selling for $500-700 per square foot.
Iβve lived in/near a few big cities, and youβre right. They are not for me at all. I hate to go downtown for more than a visit. More likely itβs something like jury duty at the county seat.
Where I live there are no alleys. Small Front yards are for decoration, and all the action happens out back by the barbecue. Or indoor this time of year. This is the desert you know.
At 1000/sf my boatyard, sheds and kennel alone could fetch $500,000 there. I donβt have a clue what it would be worth now, here.
Property values have shot through the roof recently, because weβre getting a lot of rich immigrants from the Middle East. Lucky folks, who were able to get away from the wars. Also people in more expensive areas of California who got burned out in the forest fires or are fleeing the ridiculous cost of coastal living.
None of that matters because I wonβt sell unless somebody points a gun at me and has legal papers.
I would have to move all this metal again!
(Edit, to recalculate the math. I forgot to add the square footage of the kennel and the tool shed.)
Where I live there are no alleys. Small Front yards are for decoration, and all the action happens out back by the barbecue. Or indoor this time of year. This is the desert you know.
At 1000/sf my boatyard, sheds and kennel alone could fetch $500,000 there. I donβt have a clue what it would be worth now, here.
Property values have shot through the roof recently, because weβre getting a lot of rich immigrants from the Middle East. Lucky folks, who were able to get away from the wars. Also people in more expensive areas of California who got burned out in the forest fires or are fleeing the ridiculous cost of coastal living.
None of that matters because I wonβt sell unless somebody points a gun at me and has legal papers.
I would have to move all this metal again!
(Edit, to recalculate the math. I forgot to add the square footage of the kennel and the tool shed.)
