Stripping my Caad10 (bought a System6 instead)
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Sweet....looking forward to the updates.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Update as promised,
I have trouble with the welds especially around the bottom bracket.
As you can see it also still needs some work on the tubes, but I am getting there.....slowly.
I've bould the rear wheel saturday, Ambrosio Crono F20, Circus Monkey, CX-Ray, 32 spokes, 3 cross, 730 gram.
Unfortunitly my LBS didn't had the spokes for the front wheel on stock, so need a little wait for that.
I have trouble with the welds especially around the bottom bracket.
As you can see it also still needs some work on the tubes, but I am getting there.....slowly.
I've bould the rear wheel saturday, Ambrosio Crono F20, Circus Monkey, CX-Ray, 32 spokes, 3 cross, 730 gram.
Unfortunitly my LBS didn't had the spokes for the front wheel on stock, so need a little wait for that.
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Are you gonna polish it until it's chrome?
Sorry, but in my opinion i don't think the raw finish gives the frame credit. You should throw in the hours and polish it.
Last edited by Elrey on Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:01 pm, edited 1 time in total.
polishing (and sanding/buffing) of the big surfaces of the tubes goes pretty fast. I polished some ultegra cranks, seatpost, stems, handlebars,… all prety simple geometries.
When i started polishing a Shimano deore hub by hand, it was a real PITA. Untill i used my dremel polishing kit. Buffing wasn't even necessary to make it shiny as hell. You could us the dremel bit for the weldings and some elbow grease for the tubes
When i started polishing a Shimano deore hub by hand, it was a real PITA. Untill i used my dremel polishing kit. Buffing wasn't even necessary to make it shiny as hell. You could us the dremel bit for the weldings and some elbow grease for the tubes
I Will make the leap
I think most of us are hoping for a full polish, otherwise your frame will end up looking a lot like the 2012 raw minus the grey on the seat and chain stays
IMGP0337 by dissemination47, on Flickr
IMGP0337 by dissemination47, on Flickr
There are actually structual reasons to polish and/or anodize an aluminum frame. It closes the surface pores in the aluminum, making the material stronger. On a super thin walled frame like this, it may matter. Raw, untreated aluminum is simply weaker and more prone to cracks...
This is not just hypothetical mumbo-jumbo, at the very least not with such thin tubes... Food for thought.
This is not just hypothetical mumbo-jumbo, at the very least not with such thin tubes... Food for thought.
DMF wrote:There are actually structual reasons to polish and/or anodize an aluminum frame. It closes the surface pores in the aluminum, making the material stronger. On a super thin walled frame like this, it may matter. Raw, untreated aluminum is simply weaker and more prone to cracks...
This is not just hypothetical mumbo-jumbo, at the very least not with such thin tubes... Food for thought.
I'm really curious about this thread, since I've been thinking about stripping my CAAD 9. There's so much contradictory info re: what's best after stripping, though. Here's thread which says that leaving 6000 series alu raw is perfectly fine.
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=99123&start=15
If there is a definitive best answer, it'd be nice to know.
Any updates?
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Lot happened since I started this topic 1 year and 9 days ago.
My LBS went bankrupt somewhere in April. Unfortunately my frame was there at that time...
Luckily I got my frame back begin september, but in the meanwhile I bought a System6 which I wanted for a long time.
For the components I followed my weak spot for Tune parts...
...and some more cnc'd aluminium goodies
Rest of the parts will be transferred from the Caad9 for now.
The Caad10 I gave to my brother, who will build it with Force22.
I will make sure to get some pictures when he has it finished!
My LBS went bankrupt somewhere in April. Unfortunately my frame was there at that time...
Luckily I got my frame back begin september, but in the meanwhile I bought a System6 which I wanted for a long time.
For the components I followed my weak spot for Tune parts...
...and some more cnc'd aluminium goodies
Rest of the parts will be transferred from the Caad9 for now.
The Caad10 I gave to my brother, who will build it with Force22.
I will make sure to get some pictures when he has it finished!