Looking forward to seeing this Mountain Rat come to life! I seriously need to try those paint effects on one of my bikes at some point! That is wicked cool!
Midriff-ter MTB...My home from May 1 - Aug 1...pg 15 !
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Amazing!
Midriff-ter Video Update #3
Your patina work is second to none OJ!
Wow, Luke! Thank you.
For me and my Midriff-ter build, this is like Christmas Eve..... the bike frame is coming tomorrow!
I'm giddy with glee!
Here's a teaser shot from the fb marketplace ad, in case you forgot what it looks like....
So I googled 'old blue truck with faux-tina' and a few images came up....
Think of the cab top and the front grill surround as my handlebars and stem...
And then taking down the intensity of the Rocky Mountain frame with the first spray coat, and then adding some rat-tina from the top of the frame down, kind of like that truck above, and this one I posted on my first page...
Santa's Coming ! Santa's Coming!
I'm giddy with glee!
Here's a teaser shot from the fb marketplace ad, in case you forgot what it looks like....
So I googled 'old blue truck with faux-tina' and a few images came up....
Think of the cab top and the front grill surround as my handlebars and stem...
And then taking down the intensity of the Rocky Mountain frame with the first spray coat, and then adding some rat-tina from the top of the frame down, kind of like that truck above, and this one I posted on my first page...
Santa's Coming ! Santa's Coming!
Sorcery
Midriff-ter Video Update #4
Here is a comparison of the 27.5 x 2.35 tires mounted to my wheels and the 27.5 x 2.8 for the front wheel / tire for Midriffy.
And then the front 27.5 x 2.6 on the rear. It's taller than the 2.8 in the front, at least visually.
And then the front 27.5 x 2.6 on the rear. It's taller than the 2.8 in the front, at least visually.
Video Update #5
Taking the 'shine' off the paint ! RaT oN~!
Taking the 'shine' off the paint ! RaT oN~!
Awesomely rusted aluminum frame!
Thanks Andy!
Such a cool paint job. With those extra tall tires and 27.5s I bet it is one smooooooth ride. I love the control of the wide bars. Hard to hit the dirt without them for me.
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Nice work OJ.
Can't wait for the headset to arrive on Friday. I'll have the drivetrain installed and brakes tomorrow; but I don't have any oil or a bleed kit, so may have to bribe one of our mechanics.
Otherwise I'm good to go for my first 'dirt'...
Thanks JA! Looking forward to throwing a leg over the saddle!
"Rat-tina by mornin', everything that I got, is just what I put on..." ~ apologies to George Strait
First off,assemble all parts I currently have. Then do an 'age fade' with rattle cans on brand new Rock Shox stickers.
New...
First round...
Needs more...oh yeah.
Arts and crafts time...
And then out to 'Picture Rock' outside the back-40- door..
First off,assemble all parts I currently have. Then do an 'age fade' with rattle cans on brand new Rock Shox stickers.
New...
First round...
Needs more...oh yeah.
Arts and crafts time...
And then out to 'Picture Rock' outside the back-40- door..
Such a cool build! All the patina work looks amazing. I would never have thought to do the stickers like that but it really works. Nicely done! 
