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Wingnut	Post subject: Hand painting my bike... Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:11 pm
Joined: Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:41 am Posts: 1056	I can't afford to get my steel 853 Paconi repainted so decided to do it myself...a work in progress. Attachments: ImageUploadedByTapatalk1331122113.716561.jpg [ 120.24 KiB | Viewed 8886 times ] ImageUploadedByTapatalk1331122157.039190.jpg [ 117.9 KiB | Viewed 8886 times ] _________________ "It never gets easier, you just go faster..." - Greg Lemond "Because technology alone is a poor substitute for experience." - Richard Sachs
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Ozrider	Post subject: Re: Hand painting my bike... Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:14 pm
Joined: Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:06 am Posts: 488 Location: Perth, Western Australia	If it works for Dario Pegoretti ............... _________________ Ozrider - Western Australia Parlee Z5 XL 2011 (6055g/13.32lbs) Raleigh RC Ltd 2008 (7.6kg) Reynolds 653 Custom 1990 (9.8kg, now 8.8kg) The accumulation of marginal gains is what makes the difference between winning and losing
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dolophonic	Post subject: Re: Hand painting my bike... Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:59 pm
Joined: Tue Mar 15, 2005 2:43 am Posts: 563 Location: The 'Dena	Nice.. looks good.
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Wingnut	Post subject: Hand painting my bike... Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:45 pm
Joined: Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:41 am Posts: 1056	Thanks. Attachments: ImageUploadedByTapatalk1331156608.445791.jpg [ 85.2 KiB | Viewed 8476 times ] _________________ "It never gets easier, you just go faster..." - Greg Lemond "Because technology alone is a poor substitute for experience." - Richard Sachs
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prendrefeu	Post subject: Re: Hand painting my bike... Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:14 pm
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:32 pm Posts: 6610 Location: Los Angeles	Lovin' it, and thank you for being personal with your build. We need more of that here. _________________ Exp001
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btompkins0112	Post subject: Re: Hand painting my bike... Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:19 pm
Joined: Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:04 am Posts: 1382 Location: Mississippi	Yes, very nice.....can't wait to see it built up. _________________ 2012 Fuji Altamira SE - 6.42kg viewtopic.php?f=10&t=111416" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Timo	Post subject: Re: Hand painting my bike... Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:46 am
Joined: Mon Jan 24, 2005 12:10 am Posts: 1219 Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands	I like it very much. My girlfriend is doing something similar with two custom steel frames she's preparing for the new season but no doubt that will turn out completely different from your take on this. I love personalized bikes. Do keep us updated on your progress! _________________ And if I ever meet an aardvark, I'm going to step on its damn protruding nasal implement until it couldn't suck up an insect if its life depended on it.
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Wingnut	Post subject: Re: Hand painting my bike... Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:30 am
Joined: Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:41 am Posts: 1056	Timo wrote: I like it very much. My girlfriend is doing something similar with two custom steel frames she's preparing for the new season but no doubt that will turn out completely different from your take on this. I love personalized bikes. Do keep us updated on your progress! Cool, thanks Timo...you'll have to post some pics of your girlfriends frame too! _________________ "It never gets easier, you just go faster..." - Greg Lemond "Because technology alone is a poor substitute for experience." - Richard Sachs
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Wingnut	Post subject: Hand painting my bike... Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:14 am
Joined: Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:41 am Posts: 1056	So far... Attachments: ImageUploadedByTapatalk1331183551.224306.jpg [ 120.89 KiB | Viewed 8250 times ] _________________ "It never gets easier, you just go faster..." - Greg Lemond "Because technology alone is a poor substitute for experience." - Richard Sachs
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Kastrup	Post subject: Re: Hand painting my bike... Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:04 pm
Joined: Sun Dec 05, 2010 12:00 pm Posts: 509 Location: Aarhus, Denmark	Thats it, i'm gonna learn how to paint _________________ "Stay cool and try to survive" A. Klier to the other members of the Garmin classics squad the night before P-R.
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prendrefeu	Post subject: Re: Hand painting my bike... Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:20 pm
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:32 pm Posts: 6610 Location: Los Angeles	What paint are you using? Prep? _________________ Exp001
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SWijland	Post subject: Re: Hand painting my bike... Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:32 pm
Joined: Tue Aug 08, 2006 1:41 pm Posts: 551 Location: The Netherlands	You can ask people money for this _________________ My Renovo R1 wooden bike project Check it out: the most amazing vintage Colnago, Merckx and Pinarello collection
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prendrefeu	Post subject: Re: Hand painting my bike... Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:34 pm
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:32 pm Posts: 6610 Location: Los Angeles	edit - I was an idiot. _________________ Exp001 Last edited by prendrefeu on Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:01 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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btompkins0112	Post subject: Re: Hand painting my bike... Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:18 pm
Joined: Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:04 am Posts: 1382 Location: Mississippi	P, I think he was trying to say that the OP could charge ppl to do this for them........lost in translation _________________ 2012 Fuji Altamira SE - 6.42kg viewtopic.php?f=10&t=111416" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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prendrefeu	Post subject: Re: Hand painting my bike... Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:00 pm
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:32 pm Posts: 6610 Location: Los Angeles	Maybe you're right, that could have been lost in internet translation! _________________ Exp001
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