Love shots like this... bike’s great but I want some of those beer glasses. Restaurant I go to used to serve Peroni in those and it’s one of the reasons I’d order it. Last time I went they served it in some wimpy non descript glass and it just wasn’t the same . They said all their “Peroni” glasses had either broken or vanished. It’s the little things in life...DaveO wrote:
I do, cheers!
Anyone still have a steel bike?
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Are you an engineer or just like tinkering on things? Use a polishing wheel or actually hand polish that stem? Kinda curious how tall you are as well, as I'm on the shorter side and those tubes and angles look like I'd fit right in on that awesome bike.
Nice work! Amazing that an older frame can look totally slick with modern parts. That's cool!
Nice work! Amazing that an older frame can look totally slick with modern parts. That's cool!
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Mechanical engineer that does product design for a living (mostly medical devices) so this kind of stuff is right up my alley. I used a Scotch Brite wheel mounted on a bench grinder to remove the anodizing then a buffing wheel (mounted on the other side) with polishing compound to shine it up. Took quite a while but I couldn't find anything off the shelf so I went for the next best option.nayr497 wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 5:59 pmAre you an engineer or just like tinkering on things? Use a polishing wheel or actually hand polish that stem? Kinda curious how tall you are as well, as I'm on the shorter side and those tubes and angles look like I'd fit right in on that awesome bike.
Nice work! Amazing that an older frame can look totally slick with modern parts. That's cool!
I'm 174cm tall, what I consider on the short side. If you are ever near Delaware, you are welcome to stop by and take it for a spin, though I do have friends in NC, too..
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Buff up that seat post and it'll be even better.
Looks terrific as it is already.
Looks terrific as it is already.
Ha, Joe. My father is a mechanical engineer, was thinking that might be the case:) I spent a few summers at lacrosse camps in Delaware, thanks for the invite! I'm actually from upstate NY (father was at G.E.), but my wife is from NC, so that's why I'm here.
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My Baum got a re-spray, same scheme. Eight year old frame looking like brand new again.
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Looks awesome, very simple and elegant. One thing I have to say though, is that the cranks don't fit in at all with etap, why did you use them?
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Yes I know!
Actually I fitted Extralite silver cranks, but no matter how hard I tried, I could not get it to work with the eTap FD. Problem was probably the low Q-factor of the cranks. The crank arm scraped on the derailleur.
So these cranks were sitting around and got called up for the job. I have some THM m3 here ready to go, just waiting for the BB to arrive. I will repost when I fit them! Fitting Sugino ev110 chainrings to the m3 cranks, for something out of the ordinary.
Actually I fitted Extralite silver cranks, but no matter how hard I tried, I could not get it to work with the eTap FD. Problem was probably the low Q-factor of the cranks. The crank arm scraped on the derailleur.
So these cranks were sitting around and got called up for the job. I have some THM m3 here ready to go, just waiting for the BB to arrive. I will repost when I fit them! Fitting Sugino ev110 chainrings to the m3 cranks, for something out of the ordinary.