Baaisikilist Posted October 11, 2013 Share So after watching Premium Rush on DSTV last month I decided I'd like to build a fixie.Maybe I'll do a Critical Mass or 2 on it, but I kinda had the idea of having it on my study wall, perhaps make a massive picture frame to hang it inside, like a piece of "art", but functional should I like to ride it. It's an unbranded ally track bike frame brought in and raced by Wendell Bole from Rietvlei/Thaba Trails/The Cycle Hub a few years back.It's not steel, so not a purist's cup of tea, but I have a whole bunch of old school parts that are going on it, with a few modern ally parts too. A bit of a retro ride I guess, mixing the class of classic Campy track parts with the weight saving of an ally frame, rims and crankset. Started off by stripping 6 layers of paint off with Removeall.Quite a lot of elbow grease required to get every last speck of paint off. Edited October 11, 2013 by MTBaaisikilist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryanpmb Posted October 11, 2013 Share Jeez. That looks WAY more labour intensive then my frame refurb. Just keep keep reapplying RemovAll, rub down, reapply. Eventually it all comes off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V12man Posted October 11, 2013 Share You need some power tools.... Bobbo_SA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baaisikilist Posted October 11, 2013 Share Yeah the 1st coat I applied I left over night so it had dried by the morning. Scraped a layer off then re-applied the stripper and then pretty much wiped the rest of the paint off. The most work was getting every little speck of primer out of all the grooves in the welds. I wanted a super clean frame as I dunno if I want to spray it or have it anodized. I've decided on a colour, just need to choose which way to go. After an hour of scrubbing it with sugar soap and steel wool, and scraping the welds...It's a lot cleaner now than in this pic. Edited November 7, 2013 by MTBaaisikilist Ryanpmb and GaryvdM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted October 11, 2013 Share Looking good Bazza, now get your ass in gear and get it done! Baaisikilist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baaisikilist Posted October 11, 2013 Share These parts are at Sheffield Electroplating to get chromed and/or polished.Bars are Cinelli Criterium bars.Chainwheel set is a Miche Pista item.Campy seatpost.All gonna be polished to a high gloss finish. The fork is made by a company called Faggin.That and the seatpost clamp are steel so will be chromed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPSLICK Posted October 11, 2013 Share ILL KEEP MY EYE ON THIS ONE :thumbup: Flowta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baaisikilist Posted October 11, 2013 Share Titanium ITM Krystal Quill StemWill just try polish this with some Autosol by hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baaisikilist Posted October 11, 2013 Share Wheels are made up of Mavic Open Pro SUP 36 hole rims in a sweet gunmetal colour, Classic Campy record track hubs and polished silver spokes.Put a set of 28c tyres on. from a distance they look a bit like deep section wheels, until I buy a set of actual deep sections. Edited October 11, 2013 by MTBaaisikilist GaryvdM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie2011 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Looking forward to the final product.Big fan of Fixies. Baaisikilist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maffias Posted October 11, 2013 Share going to look cool cant wait to see what see when its completed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baaisikilist Posted November 6, 2013 Share Eventually collected my parts from Sheffield Electroplating.Should have come with a jar of Vaseline but I can't complain about the job. Parts look flippen awesome. Pics don't do them much justice.Fork: RodTi and shaper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baaisikilist Posted November 6, 2013 Share Seatpost: A thing of beauty. Seat Post Clamp (chromed): RodTi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baaisikilist Posted November 6, 2013 Share Chainwheel Set and 42 Blade (polished): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baaisikilist Posted November 6, 2013 Share Cinelli Stem: And Bars: andregrobler and Messier87 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichnusa Posted November 6, 2013 Share Awesome... Love the wheels as they are - esp the hubs! Keep it simple, no need to try make it stand out. It will do that as is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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