davetapson Posted August 1, 2011 Author Posted August 1, 2011 How it will look (sort of) with my current wheels...
davetapson Posted August 1, 2011 Author Posted August 1, 2011 little peg/doofus thingy on rear triangleDon't take this one off, it holds the chain when you flip the wheel.I was wondering what the hell it was for...
davetapson Posted August 1, 2011 Author Posted August 1, 2011 For those you'll need a quill adapter and an oversize modern road stem.One of these? Then I need to get a stem too. Not going to look as clean as the old '7'. Fk, you learn something new every day.
LeTurbo Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 Do your wheels have aero spokes? Medium deep profile? They're probably old Ventos. PM me if you want to get rid of them. If you want a lower profile, something Campt like the Montreal '76 (which is actually a later wheel, not 1976) would do nicely, or older 90's Mavic rims.
davetapson Posted August 1, 2011 Author Posted August 1, 2011 (edited) Gotta love the 'net! Chop 'n flop. http://www.ridefixedgear.com/howto/convert-drop-handlebars-bullhorns Edited August 1, 2011 by davetapson
davetapson Posted August 13, 2011 Author Posted August 13, 2011 Been on leave in the pilanesberg, but have managed to get some done. Ali parts stripped, rough sanded and zinc chromated prior to priming.
davetapson Posted August 15, 2011 Author Posted August 15, 2011 Tried to upload more pics from my phone, but it did the last one and then wouldn't do any more... fekkin mobile devices. So, frame stripped:
davetapson Posted August 15, 2011 Author Posted August 15, 2011 Gear lever nubbins ground off - before:Â Â And after:Â
davetapson Posted August 15, 2011 Author Posted August 15, 2011 Body putty: "Add 3 to 4 cm of hardener to 1 desert spoon of putty" WTF, is this a recipe? When I was using epoxy resin I had to measure hardener to 0.2 of a gram.
Tumbleweed Posted August 15, 2011 Posted August 15, 2011 Some elbow grease going on there, mate! Nice work!
davetapson Posted August 15, 2011 Author Posted August 15, 2011 Gear lever nubbins amputation sites filled:Â Â As well as the front derailleur indentations (I mean, why not get obsessive about it, this is a fixie after all!)Â
davetapson Posted August 15, 2011 Author Posted August 15, 2011 So, frame, fork and ali bits all ready for priming. Going to use black Rustoleum primer, followed by Matt Black (or Flat Black I think they call it.)
davetapson Posted August 15, 2011 Author Posted August 15, 2011 (edited) Oh yeh, and these are the wheels... Edited August 15, 2011 by davetapson
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