I posted a quick before and after pic in my intro thread, but I thought I would post some more pics on my build here. It is by no means an overly complicated build, but the bike was a mess when I got it.
Don't be too harsh to me, this was my first full bike renovation/repair. It has been about a month since I bought the typhoon off Ebay. After many hours in the garage I am finally finished with it. Taking off all the paint took longer than I anticipated. Once I got it all taken apart I realized the front wheel is actually not a Schwinn Tubular rim. It was a standard 26 inch rim. I stripped the paint off everything. Whoever painted it before actually took the time to sand and prime random parts, so the paint and chrome was pretty much shot. I ended up painting the rims a deep orange and put on some new whitewalls. I had to completely take apart the wheels to get all the paint off the spokes. So I learned how to re-lace and true a wheel. And the front wheel actually had a different lace pattern. I painted the frame, chain guard a dark metallic grey and I painted the fenders matte black. I stripped the paint off the badge for a brushed aluminum look. I ended up replacing the seat with a seat from a World Tourist, but I have a banana seat and low profile sissy bar on order that will eventually replace that seat. I did end up replacing was the pedals. I had a tough time getting the red paint off the rubber blocks. Overall, I am very pleased with how it turned out. I have attached a few pictures so you can see the before and after.
The Before Pictures
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Don't be too harsh to me, this was my first full bike renovation/repair. It has been about a month since I bought the typhoon off Ebay. After many hours in the garage I am finally finished with it. Taking off all the paint took longer than I anticipated. Once I got it all taken apart I realized the front wheel is actually not a Schwinn Tubular rim. It was a standard 26 inch rim. I stripped the paint off everything. Whoever painted it before actually took the time to sand and prime random parts, so the paint and chrome was pretty much shot. I ended up painting the rims a deep orange and put on some new whitewalls. I had to completely take apart the wheels to get all the paint off the spokes. So I learned how to re-lace and true a wheel. And the front wheel actually had a different lace pattern. I painted the frame, chain guard a dark metallic grey and I painted the fenders matte black. I stripped the paint off the badge for a brushed aluminum look. I ended up replacing the seat with a seat from a World Tourist, but I have a banana seat and low profile sissy bar on order that will eventually replace that seat. I did end up replacing was the pedals. I had a tough time getting the red paint off the rubber blocks. Overall, I am very pleased with how it turned out. I have attached a few pictures so you can see the before and after.
The Before Pictures
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