TRADITIONAL The Resu-Trektion

[Chad T]

 

[Chad T]

 

[Chad T]

Build thread https://ratrodbikes.com/threads/the-resu-trektion.119745/

Originally wanted to restomod a vintage road bike but they're not cheap and neither are the parts. (Plus it's been done a lot).

While searching road bikes I kept seeing these carbon road bikes that weren't very old that seemed like a great deal. (like 3k off retail). So got to thinking it would be cool to strip one to bare carbon and polish all the aluminum parts like a vintage road bike would have had.

Much more work than expected. 6 years later here it is.

 

[OddJob]

Six years and multiple layers of your epidermis. The Polish King, reigns supreme.

You took a pretty uniquely designed mid-high end road bike (the OCLV carbon process is one of a kind proprietary to Trek) and actually made it look like an updated version. Kudos!

 

[Shrunken_Head_Pedaler]

Nice clean work! Looks like a blast to ride!

 

[Uncle Shish]

Absolutely stunning!

 

[Chad T]

Nice clean work! Looks like a blast to ride!

Thank you! It is indeed a blast to ride. I let my son ride it while I rode one of the old Schwinns. He got a block ahead without even pedaling.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Love it! All of the polishing is incredible!

Great bike and great pics! Congrats!

 

[kingfish254]

CONGRATS!! It was so fun following all the details of this build. So much work turning this in a stealthy beast that still has tons of bling to it. Well done brother!