Looking good so far! Love the bling
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Been noticing a few on here that have gotten my attention as possible candidates.
Since I'm trying to make it more of a cruiser something comfy might be nice. Option #1
Aged leather might look cool on the rat fiber and the springs would provide a nice comfy ride.
This one kind of grabs me too as option #2
Or.....option #3 I could use the saddle I bought for it back in 2018. I liked it because it looks like an airplane.
All tempting options at this point.
One thing that was (still is) a bit of a nail biter was the removal of the cable stops so I could work on removing the finish.
Messaged OJ and he was able to talk to one of his buds at the Trek store he worked at and confirmed removing them was a fairly ordinary procedure. Just need to drill out the rivets.
Rivet gun was delivered along with some other goodies yesterday so time to polish the stops.
Made some holders with some small screws and copper sleeves.
Sandpaper wasn’t cutting it so had to break out the files.
More work than I thought but did it sitting in the living room watching Netflix. Yada yada shiny.
Still need to rivet them on but want to put it in the stand. All sucked into a series on the Netflix for now. (Your Honor with Brian Cranston. )
Hoping they go back on ok but everything tends to be a little nerve racking with this carbon frame.
Messaged OJ and he was able to talk to one of his buds at the Trek store he worked at and confirmed removing them was a fairly ordinary procedure. Just need to drill out the rivets.
Rivet gun was delivered along with some other goodies yesterday so time to polish the stops.
Made some holders with some small screws and copper sleeves.
Sandpaper wasn’t cutting it so had to break out the files.
More work than I thought but did it sitting in the living room watching Netflix. Yada yada shiny.
Still need to rivet them on but want to put it in the stand. All sucked into a series on the Netflix for now. (Your Honor with Brian Cranston. )
Hoping they go back on ok but everything tends to be a little nerve racking with this carbon frame.
You need to do a collage of your reflections in shiny bike parts!
MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
Looks like little chrome sneakers.
I think I'm going to like this bike (not just the cable stops)
Nice build, looking forward to seeing the completed vision. Reminds me of a Trek 2500 I have.
Those lugged frame / carbon tubed Treks were cool. Very niche bikes. That one looks like it's in great shape!
Noticed the sneaker thing as soon as I saw the pic too.
Re-installing these was indeed a nail biter. Anvil is too big to fit into the stops so had to improvise.
Grabbed a couple slot car axle bushings for spacers.
Soon as I finished the test pull those were long gone so had to switch to pinion gears.
Every time the gears would go flying so moved outside to try and make them easier to find. Waited and got stainless rivets. Lot of force involved and it’s a big pop when the mandrel breaks.
Finished up the fork.
Re-installed these chain protectors.
Super sweet.
That’s kind of the look I’m going for. Sort of a back date. Don’t know why they cover all the alum and carbon these days.
Wanted to check out how the gray brake cable casing look with the carbon.
Idea was to use yellow to highlight the shift cables since they will be symmetrical then have the brake cables blend. Was going to use black but the ice gray was on sale and looked close to the frame color.
Want to put the back wheel together but still need to sand and polish the spokes.
Idea was to use yellow to highlight the shift cables since they will be symmetrical then have the brake cables blend. Was going to use black but the ice gray was on sale and looked close to the frame color.
Want to put the back wheel together but still need to sand and polish the spokes.
Love seeing this. A true handyman that saves every little thing,
"Cuz you never know, I might just needs these one day!"
So many fine details coming together on this sexy thing.
Love how the guides turned out. They look great on the bike.
Nice cabling color choices too.
What a beauty!!!
Love how the guides turned out. They look great on the bike.
Nice cabling color choices too.
What a beauty!!!
Sooooooo clean thus far
Thank you so much fellas. Pretty exciting having this finally start to emerge as planned so long ago.
Long day of arduous labor sanding the blade spokes for the rear wheel. They are very rough and didn’t want to remove a lot of material but it makes them sparkle a bit. They actually can look black or chrome depending on how the light hits them.
Spoke holes are offset so rims has a little more dish on the drive side.
Decided to replace the original Shimano 105 cassette with this Ultegra unit from the Flow wheels I got from KF. It’s one level up and has a bit nicer finish. Kind of a titanium look and the retainer matches the color of the new skewer.
Ran out of daylight but maybe tomorrow I’ll try them on and see how she looks.
Long day of arduous labor sanding the blade spokes for the rear wheel. They are very rough and didn’t want to remove a lot of material but it makes them sparkle a bit. They actually can look black or chrome depending on how the light hits them.
Spoke holes are offset so rims has a little more dish on the drive side.
Decided to replace the original Shimano 105 cassette with this Ultegra unit from the Flow wheels I got from KF. It’s one level up and has a bit nicer finish. Kind of a titanium look and the retainer matches the color of the new skewer.
Ran out of daylight but maybe tomorrow I’ll try them on and see how she looks.
Had to sneak a peak after momma went to bed. Doggie is not too happy. 
What a cool shot with the still of the original on the screen behind! Can't wait to see the look with the wheels on in the light of day.
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I'm thinking of concrete, asphalt and glass fir backdrops for this modern speedster. Think fast and furious for your photo shoot!
Yeah. Like this?
Got me thinking about that stripe. Didn’t want to do much graphics but I do need some kind of chain stay protection. Could maybe incorporate something small there.
WOW! That is a thing of beauty right there!
