Compax Traveler

[The Renaissance Man]

Good job!
Is that a different bluing from the rest of the bike? The seat looks like SUPER BLUE and the frame looks more like PERMA BLUE.

 

[Fv2]

This is turning out really well,the bluing and brass and that seat.... Bravo

 

[Dan Hampton]

Good job!
Is that a different bluing from the rest of the bike? The seat looks like SUPER BLUE and the frame looks more like PERMA BLUE.

You have a good eye for detail!

 

[OddJob]

After a long weekend of carefully taking apart the the seat, I was able to strip all the old paint off. I am pleased with the end result.

A brave step that had a tremendous result! Nice work!

 

[Dan Hampton]

After a brief discussion with myself, I decided to cover the seat. It will probably be a little more comfortable with a little cushion.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Great job on the seat Dan!

 

[kingfish254]

That saddle is coming along great!

 

[gowjobs]

I'm jealous. I went searching for non-nickel plated brass nipples, and came up empty. Love the look of yours.

 

[gsc]

This is gonna be a classy looking ride.

 

[Funkme]

Some great work going on here,this bike will be a looker when finished.

 

[Dan Hampton]

I was able to find a chain guard I've been looking for on ebay. The front bracket isn't going to work on my frame so I'm having to fabricate one that will. Here are some before and after shots. I hated to take the original paint off, but I needed it to match the rest of the bike.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Looks great Dan. Looking forward to seeing how you remake the bracket to fit this frame.

 

[Dan Hampton]

Over the weekend I was able to fabricate a new bracket for my chain guard. The first attempt didn't go so well. The piece that connects to the frame was about 20 degrees off.
It hung lower than it was supposed to, so I had to start over. Same with the piece that holds it together. Compound curves and bends can be a little tricky. After some head scratching and reworking the angles, I finally got it to fit right.

 

[Dan Hampton]

I picked up some cool wood block pedals on eBay. A couple more parts and this one will be finished.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Great job on the bracket!

 

[billy bob customs]

Really like the bluing of the metal. Cool build

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Really nice work on the chainguard bracket!

Luke.

 

[Dan Hampton]

Thanks to all. Waiting on my grips and this one is finished.

 

[kowalski385]

Over the weekend I was able to fabricate a new bracket for my chain guard. The first attempt didn't go so well. The piece that connects to the frame was about 20 degrees off.
It hung lower than it was supposed to, so I had to start over. Same with the piece that holds it together. Compound curves and bends can be a little tricky. After some head scratching and reworking the angles, I finally got it to fit right.

how do you get that brass color efect? or is it real brass?

 

[Dan Hampton]

how do you get that brass color efect? or is it real brass?

The brass color is just bad light in the photograph. The pictures of the chain guard above the ones with bracket are more of what the actual color is.