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[STARNUT]

I wonder if anyone at Selle Italia is paying attention Lets hope so.

Starnut

[Sleg8]

Hi Sleg. thanks dude. well i started off by cutting the big part with my dremel and then finished the edges with the old mighty powerful elbow grease haha. kidding.

i used dry/wet sand paper starting off with a lower grit to go faster and then a higher grit to make it smoother done all by hand. it takes time but it does the job well. by the way i used water with the higher grit sand paper so that it smooths out better and the paper lasts longer too.

i still have more work to do on it like making it slimer on the sides and enlarging a bit the central hole too.

Dohh. Looks like I'll have to unpack the elbow grease. Now... where did I leave it...

[iamfast]

Start at 147 grams, and just weighed at 113 grams. My goal is 110 grams.

Have seen these guy, which done a great job!

www.korczak.dk/files/mtb/slr/

[JIGGY BOY]

is the saddle base (carbon bit) the same on an slr xp and an slr?
cheers jiggy

[Composite World]

is the saddle base (carbon bit) the same on an slr xp and an slr?
cheers jiggy

Yes, but XP may not have Ti rails

[JIGGY BOY]

how about a kit carbonio, it has some carbon sticking through the leather (see pics) but could i strip it off?

thanks, ~~~jiggy~~~

[JIGGY BOY]

heres the pictures.

it should go to around 100gr, as it starts at 125gr.

[airsoft510]

mine came in at 109 grams/3.85oz... i stood on it and i weigh 155-160 so i decided the weight limit is 160 lbs.... do i win?

[kAb]

heres the pictures.

it should go to around 100gr, as it starts at 125gr.

That saddle is rarely as advertised. I even think the advertised weight was raised to 135g so it would weigh what the SLR was suposed to weigh. Many have had weights inbetween 150-160g on the carbino. I weighed 3 in that weight range before i found one that weighed 134g.

[ferrarista]

mine came in at 109 grams/3.85oz... i stood on it and i weigh 155-160 so i decided the weight limit is 160 lbs.... do i win?

nop you dont win

[iamfast]

The weight 109 grams is okay, but I doesnt find it very pretty!

[pinarellofan]

What did you do with this one? Just take the "V" out or did you sand it down or something?

[ferrarista]

What did you do with this one? Just take the "V" out or did you sand it down or something?

that one is not mine , but from what i can see, the sides are slimmer and he sanded the top plus the cutout .

[Tabe]

This is mine

So nice..

How did you do the painjob? Yourself? Do you remember colorcode (RAL or something else)?

C'mon spit it out!

[ferrarista]

This is mine

So nice..

How did you do the painjob? Yourself? Do you remember colorcode (RAL or something else)?

C'mon spit it out!

LoL there is no secret to this. Don't remember what code was the paint. yes I painted myself. I used automotive paint and clear in cans with the gun nozzle on top for better control. I think it was ford silver.

its easy and does a good job if you take your time. I'm painting it black again and maybe i'll add some world champion stripes to spruce it up haha.