GTRacing Posted August 29, 2011 Posted August 29, 2011 (edited) the viner... Edited August 29, 2011 by GTRacing
LeTurbo Posted August 29, 2011 Posted August 29, 2011 I know purist don't do brakes, but for commuting maybe consider it Always the disadvantage of a track frame - there's seldom a brake mounting hole on the fork (I've only ever seen one), and you can't drill because the tolerance is too tight for standard caliper arms. Pray you don't get caught between a rock and a hard place ("When days are dark, friends are few").
The OriginalSpartacus Posted August 29, 2011 Author Posted August 29, 2011 Always the disadvantage of a track frame - there's seldom a brake mounting hole on the fork (I've only ever seen one), and you can't drill because the tolerance is too tight for standard caliper arms. Pray you don't get caught between a rock and a hard place ("When days are dark, friends are few"). I managed to get a spare road fork with a hole for the front brakes, so if I want to change it into a SS I just need to swop forks, spin the wheel around (will have fixie cog on one side and SS cog on the other side) and change handlebars to my SS bars with the front brake lever on maybe I should call her Optimus Prime ?
LeTurbo Posted August 29, 2011 Posted August 29, 2011 Nice Viner, GTR Racing. Dig the 3 exclamation mark signature too (in my case, it's going from 5km/h to 10km/h)
The OriginalSpartacus Posted August 30, 2011 Author Posted August 30, 2011 those chromed bars look great!! http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4489051285_14952d640a.jpg
The OriginalSpartacus Posted September 2, 2011 Author Posted September 2, 2011 some progress with the frame
RodTi Posted September 2, 2011 Posted September 2, 2011 Looking good.... Actually quite like the exposed finish...
javadude Posted September 2, 2011 Posted September 2, 2011 Good stuff. Will like to see what Zahier can do with a regular frame.
LeTurbo Posted September 2, 2011 Posted September 2, 2011 Looking good.... Actually quite like the exposed finish... I was going to say the same thing. It has honesty and authenticity.
The OriginalSpartacus Posted September 2, 2011 Author Posted September 2, 2011 I am also tempted to leave it 'naked'. it gives it a nice character!! found these awesome french handlebars as well it has 2 crests that are either side of the stem, seriously legit
The OriginalSpartacus Posted September 2, 2011 Author Posted September 2, 2011 a before and after pic of the quil stem. Before: After:
The OriginalSpartacus Posted September 2, 2011 Author Posted September 2, 2011 Funnily enough, these are my favourite find original Christophe toe clips..
The OriginalSpartacus Posted September 22, 2011 Author Posted September 22, 2011 got cranks compliments of Velo a set of Zeus track cranks!! super amped to get it finished. still busy pimping the frame, hopefully it will be ready for clear coat early next week.
The OriginalSpartacus Posted September 23, 2011 Author Posted September 23, 2011 (edited) a third of the way done with the pin-stripping still got 4 colors to add.. a little different but it was born to be wild! Edited September 23, 2011 by The OriginalSpartacus
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