Aluminium Bike Thread
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- theosaurus
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Nice Alan,
I'm currently stripping my Prolite Cuneo (going for the raw finish maybe with a moots style logo) might start a thread on it...
I'm currently stripping my Prolite Cuneo (going for the raw finish maybe with a moots style logo) might start a thread on it...
yes, but how much does it weigh?
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I've bloody run out of paint stripper
anyone got a better suggestion than Nitromors available in the UK
anyone got a better suggestion than Nitromors available in the UK
yes, but how much does it weigh?
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Wouldn't it have been faster (and cheaper) to take it to a professional to have it media blasted, then finished the way you want, assuming there is a service in your area?
I calculated the cost & time to strip a frame I have and it worked out to come out basically even between DIY and handing it to a professional, only the professional would guarantee a perfect job.
I calculated the cost & time to strip a frame I have and it worked out to come out basically even between DIY and handing it to a professional, only the professional would guarantee a perfect job.
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ridley86 wrote:here's my alan
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i raced criteriums with one of these early 80's
flexible as hell, but turned cobbles into tarmac and because of that, great in the wet through the many, many corners
i now regret having sold it (as some other bikes i owned during my first cycling career)
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oh yes it's much faster and easier (not cheaper unfortunately) but where's the fun it that?
I'm not looking to do much to the finish of the aluminum though I want it just how it was before the paint went on, but blasting cause a slight polishing.
I'm not looking to do much to the finish of the aluminum though I want it just how it was before the paint went on, but blasting cause a slight polishing.
yes, but how much does it weigh?
Having had my Cuneo blasted and more recently having sanded a carbon frame/fork by hand, I'd say that blasting is the way to go. You can better spend your time on assembly and tuning. I found a deal when I lived in Georgia, USA - US$85 for blasting + single color powdercoat. Good luck either way!
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gave in to pressure and dropped it of for shot blasting...
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That's a cheeky little build you got there Krull, how much does the whole thing weigh
yes, but how much does it weigh?
Thank you!
the whole bike as pictured, but without edge 500 and frame-tire pump, weighs 7,6 kg (16,7 Lbs).
but there are plenty of possibilitys for weight-saving!
the whole bike as pictured, but without edge 500 and frame-tire pump, weighs 7,6 kg (16,7 Lbs).
but there are plenty of possibilitys for weight-saving!
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53x12 wrote:What was weight on FA frameset?
not 100% sure for the anodized frame like this but based on painted frames ive seen, itll be between 1200-1250
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2001 Gary Fisher 22.3lbs....nothing stock, not even the paint
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