Barry Posted October 25, 2022 Share 12 minutes ago, BuffsVintageBikes said: It's very interesting Chris, they use water and a fine glass slurry as abrasive material to blast. It's so much less abrasive than conventional sand blasting that you can even blast a piston without losing any tolerances so it's perfect for those thin tubed bicycle frames. It's very popular in motorcycle restoration for cleaning aluminum parts. I see a few DIY options on YouTube .i will try make somthing see how it goes. ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted October 25, 2022 Share 33 minutes ago, Barry said: I see a few DIY options on YouTube .i will try make somthing see how it goes. Was watching the same videos last night .... I am familiar with sand blasting, then media blasting, then shot peening ... all for less "damage" during the cleaning process. This certainly is a nice next step in the evolution .... PS - at one stage they did research on "shot peening" to actually strengthen the outer layer, as apposed to damaging it .... not sure how that ended. Barry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieV Posted November 2, 2022 Share Hi, does anyone have one of these they want to sell? "Double cable stop" for converting vintage steel frames to handlebar-shifters without shifter-mounts on the down tube? or a DIY hack I can do in the meantime? thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebra Posted November 2, 2022 Share Buff’s Vintage Bikes to maybe advise you, if Brett/Buff knows? Cheers Chris EddieV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieV Posted November 3, 2022 Share 18 hours ago, Zebra said: Buff’s Vintage Bikes to maybe advise you, if Brett/Buff knows? Cheers Chris Thank you, sent Brett a message ... this is the frame I'm busy with. A middle-of-the-range LeJeune, think it's from 74'. It doesn't have any water-bottle bolts either ... just gave it a quick sand-down, primer, and colour. Want to join my friends on their gravel rides .... ... and might use it for commuting too. Zebra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebra Posted November 3, 2022 Share That is beautiful; I could almost see a vintage Brooks saddle on there, rather than, er, that GREEN ‘thing’… nice bike! Chris EddieV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieV Posted November 4, 2022 Share 14 hours ago, Zebra said: That is beautiful; I could almost see a vintage Brooks saddle on there, rather than, er, that GREEN ‘thing’… nice bike! Chris 😂😂 yes, that green saddle is really hectic, I should contact Gareth again at Velobrien to cover it for me in brown leather. He has done other saddles for me in the past, and they came out awesome. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted November 4, 2022 Share 12 minutes ago, EddieV said: 😂😂 yes, that green saddle is really hectic, I should contact Gareth again at Velobrien to cover it for me in brown leather. He has done other saddles for me in the past, and they came out awesome. 🙂 Agreed, Velobrien is the place to go. I do all kinds of leather stuff myself, but I take my saddles to them. Always awesome work. EddieV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted November 4, 2022 Share 23 hours ago, EddieV said: Thank you, sent Brett a message ... this is the frame I'm busy with. A middle-of-the-range LeJeune, think it's from 74'. It doesn't have any water-bottle bolts either ... just gave it a quick sand-down, primer, and colour. Want to join my friends on their gravel rides .... ... and might use it for commuting too. Pity you aren't JHB based, could have assisted with adding some rivnuts for bottle mounts, if you don't mind drilling the frame that is. EddieV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakkals. Posted November 4, 2022 Share steel is so cool that you can ride with a back pack full of water bottles. DJR and EddieV 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted November 4, 2022 Share 47 minutes ago, Jakkals. said: steel is so cool that you can ride with a back pack full of water bottles. Steel runs on beer😉 Jakkals., EddieV and Zebra 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieV Posted November 10, 2022 Share So the retro gravel build is nearly done, I have just run the housing all the way down for now. I've replaced the rear derailleur with an old XT 9sp. Beautiful thing about 9 sp is that all MTB and Road groupset components are interchangeable. So the 9sp 105 STI works perfectly with 9sp XT derailleur to give me space for the 32T in the back, might even take it up to a 34T or 36T if I can find something cheap somewhere. Got an Adamo Peak saddle for 100 rands on bikehub to replace the "green thing" .... 😁 The chain on the 11T cog of the cassette catches the frame, but with a 53T on the front the 12T is fine for now. I just adjusted the stop-screw to stop at the 12T. ... just need to tubeless the 38c tyres, then I'll head onto gravel somewhere (future change might include another crankset?) .. but very happy to use as is 🙃 Zebra, IH8MUD, DJR and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loose cog Posted January 10, 2023 Share https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/vintage-components/612493/reproduction-brake-lever-hoods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebra Posted January 10, 2023 Share On 11/10/2022 at 10:32 AM, EddieV said: So the retro gravel build is nearly done, I have just run the housing all the way down for now. I've replaced the rear derailleur with an old XT 9sp. Beautiful thing about 9 sp is that all MTB and Road groupset components are interchangeable. So the 9sp 105 STI works perfectly with 9sp XT derailleur to give me space for the 32T in the back, might even take it up to a 34T or 36T if I can find something cheap somewhere. Got an Adamo Peak saddle for 100 rands on bikehub to replace the "green thing" .... 😁 The chain on the 11T cog of the cassette catches the frame, but with a 53T on the front the 12T is fine for now. I just adjusted the stop-screw to stop at the 12T. ... just need to tubeless the 38c tyres, then I'll head onto gravel somewhere (future change might include another crankset?) .. but very happy to use as is 🙃 Is it just me, or does your saddle look a little odd on an otherwise-beautiful bike? I get that it is better than the ‘green-machine’ saddle you replaced it with, but I don’t think it does ‘justice’ to your brilliant bike! my 5c, leaker project!!! Chris EddieV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebra Posted January 10, 2023 Share …and what plans do you have for a water-bottle mount? Clamp-on style, or how? Cheers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieV Posted January 17, 2023 Share On 1/10/2023 at 5:40 PM, Zebra said: …and what plans do you have for a water-bottle mount? Clamp-on style, or how? Cheers Chris Thx I bought an extra pair of hinged 28.6mm water-bottle clamps from CRC a few months ago. Will use them. (i hear you about the saddle, not very aesthetically pleasing 😉 ..... but I am comfortable on the Adamo range. All my bikes have them, and the Adamo Peak was the only Adamo I think is appropriate for a gravel bike? .... that would flex enough?) Zebra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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