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LukeTheJoker said:
Nice work! Have you ever had one bend the piece above the stub? Does not look very thick there, and is no longer joined to the lower piece...

Luke.
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Nope (one of the advantages of weighing 125lbs!) That plate is actually a piece of 1/8" steel I welded in (the original plate was really thin) and much stronger than it looks. I've done everything I can think of to try to break the stub off but it's solid as a rock.

Rg
 
raggedjim said:
Nope (one of the advantages of weighing 125lbs!) That plate is actually 1/8" steel and much stronger than it looks. I've done everything I can think of to try to break the stub off but it's solid as a rock.

Rg
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Awesome!

Luke.
 
raggedjim said:
Luke, I just realized you are talking about the brake lever. It is kinda thin on the top side, I'll keep an eye on it and if I see any bending I'll reinforce it.

Thanks for pointing that out, Rg
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Ah, I guess you thought I was talking about the seat post stub? Sorry, I guess we posted close together, the post with the primer shots was not there when I posted... Yep, I was meaning the brake strap, you would be awful if it bent and spun and ruined a nice paint job...

Luke.
 
karfer67 said:
This bike is way way rad

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Praise from Karfer67? It's like Jimmy Page saying he likes your guitar! Thanks, I appreciate it, Rg
 
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I REALLY like the painted letters on the chainring!!
Can't wait to see your ratty Diver Down tank uncovered again too.
 
kingfish254 said:
I REALLY like the painted letters on the chainring!!
Can't wait to see your ratty Diver Down tank uncovered again too.
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Yeah, thats the first thing that popped into my head once I found it under all the red house paint, I had to try to save it.

Rg
 
I didn't feel like sanding bondo when I finally got home, so I disassembled the pedals and cleaned them up. Here's a shot of one done and the other waiting to be done. They both came out pretty good.

Good luck, Rg

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CRASH said:
How do you disassemble pedals like that? Are there nuts on the inside that can't be seen in the picture?
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No, these are the kind that have a tab that sticks through the back plate. All I do is straighten the tab with a pair of pliers and the back plate will come off (watch out for all the ball bearings!) To reassemble I snap the back plate back on and bend the tabs back in place.

I shoulda took pictures...

Rg
 
My eye kept getting drawn back to the kick-stand. I didn't like how it looked so I re-welded in the mounting plate so it would flow better with the rest of the frame. I was tempted to leave it but it would have bothered me every time I look at it.

Rg

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And decided to use one of my older design badges. This one is copper instead of brass and after painting it and wet-sanding down the raised areas I placed it in a vinegar and copper sulfate vapor bath, which will help age it quickly. I'll check the progress in the morning but this is after about an hour. If I don't like the aged look I will polish it out.

All for now, Rg

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Lookin cool,lovin the badge....
Like the way you hide the brake...When I use my bikes they all ask me 'How do you stop?' .They don't know about step-back brakes...o_O
 

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