Title: my first mod
Post by: rideLIKEjehu on December 08, 2003, 09:25:29 PM
Post by: rideLIKEjehu on December 08, 2003, 09:25:29 PM
well, winter is here ... time to roll the bike into the basement and play around with the tools. first up, getting rid of those blazing white rims.
(http://www.blanksky.com/forumPix/rims/01.jpg)
the tear down
(http://www.blanksky.com/forumPix/rims/02.jpg)
the primer
up tomorrow: The First Coat :mrgreen:
(http://www.blanksky.com/forumPix/rims/01.jpg)
the tear down
(http://www.blanksky.com/forumPix/rims/02.jpg)
the primer
up tomorrow: The First Coat :mrgreen:
Title: my first mod
Post by: pantablo on December 08, 2003, 09:40:54 PM
Post by: pantablo on December 08, 2003, 09:40:54 PM
you working in your living room? cool, er warm I guess.
what color?
what color?
Title: my first mod
Post by: JLKasper on December 08, 2003, 09:43:08 PM
Post by: JLKasper on December 08, 2003, 09:43:08 PM
Your living room looks like mine, except I only have three bicycles in mine and three in the spare bedroom. Ain't it funny how they tend to multiply? :cheers:
Title: my first mod
Post by: Turkina on December 08, 2003, 10:10:32 PM
Post by: Turkina on December 08, 2003, 10:10:32 PM
Man, I wish I had space to work like that. I can't even get a shoebox worth of room in my garage. Mom stores too much stuff. "Gee, one of these days I'll have a garage sale and sell that 15 year old exercise bike. Someone should buy it!" or, "We need those boxes just in case we need to pack up a computer." or, "Nobody has taken this bookcase for their apartment, but we should keep it just in case." :roll:
Grad school stipend sucks.
Grad school stipend sucks.
Title: my first mod
Post by: rideLIKEjehu on December 09, 2003, 07:26:30 AM
Post by: rideLIKEjehu on December 09, 2003, 07:26:30 AM
Quote from: pantabloyou working in your living room? cool, er warm I guess.
what color?
lol... no way the wife's going for that :?
naw, that's my basement -- just wheeled the gs thru the sliding glass doors before the snow hit.
i'm going home at lunch to do the first coat of Graphite Grey.
Quote from: JLKasperYour living room looks like mine, except I only have three bicycles in mine and three in the spare bedroom. Ain't it funny how they tend to multiply?
definitely. the mountain bike begat my wife's mtn bike which begat her road bike which begat my cyclocross bike which begat my singlespeed. we're talking biblical proportions here :thumb:
Title: my first mod
Post by: Puunjob on December 09, 2003, 01:44:45 PM
Post by: Puunjob on December 09, 2003, 01:44:45 PM
I like my white rims they remind me of a BMX bike I had when I was a kid its you know retro
Title: Re: my first mod
Post by: scratch on December 09, 2003, 01:48:56 PM
Post by: scratch on December 09, 2003, 01:48:56 PM
Quote from: rideLIKEjehuHow'd you get those invisible rims? That's amazing! I want a pair!
Quote from: rideLIKEjehuSure, tape them so we can see that they're actually there...
Title: my first mod
Post by: rideLIKEjehu on December 09, 2003, 02:04:31 PM
Post by: rideLIKEjehu on December 09, 2003, 02:04:31 PM
they came with this invisible jet i bought off some lady (http://www.fsu.edu/~womenst/wonder%20woman.jpg)
:lol:
:lol:
Title: my first mod
Post by: cozy on December 10, 2003, 09:08:06 AM
Post by: cozy on December 10, 2003, 09:08:06 AM
Dude is that a bottle a of yuengling lager on the bench? If so :cheers:
Title: my first mod
Post by: rideLIKEjehu on December 10, 2003, 09:16:52 AM
Post by: rideLIKEjehu on December 10, 2003, 09:16:52 AM
hooooleee crap! how did you figure that one out with only a bit of the neck label showing???
from now on, you shall be known as: Beerlock Holmes! :mrgreen:
from now on, you shall be known as: Beerlock Holmes! :mrgreen:
Title: my first mod
Post by: cozy on December 10, 2003, 10:05:15 AM
Post by: cozy on December 10, 2003, 10:05:15 AM
Quote from: rideLIKEjehuhooooleee crap! how did you figure that one out with only a bit of the neck label showing???
Beer eye for the straight guy! 8)
Title: my first mod
Post by: rideLIKEjehu on December 11, 2003, 09:35:48 PM
Post by: rideLIKEjehu on December 11, 2003, 09:35:48 PM
(http://www.blanksky.com/forumPix/rims/03.jpg)
just after the clearcoat
(http://www.blanksky.com/forumPix/rims/04.jpg)
and back on the bike. i love 'em!!! much, much better than the white! :)
just after the clearcoat
(http://www.blanksky.com/forumPix/rims/04.jpg)
and back on the bike. i love 'em!!! much, much better than the white! :)
Title: my first mod
Post by: pantablo on December 12, 2003, 01:42:29 AM
Post by: pantablo on December 12, 2003, 01:42:29 AM
that looks really good. the black wheels go well with the dark blue. Any special paint used there or your standard Krylon spray?
Now that your "winter project" is done what will you do with your time...<*cough*, polished rim edges, *cough*>
Now that your "winter project" is done what will you do with your time...<*cough*, polished rim edges, *cough*>
Title: my first mod
Post by: cozy on December 12, 2003, 07:29:03 AM
Post by: cozy on December 12, 2003, 07:29:03 AM
Those wheels look great! You totally updated the look of that bike. Xcellnt
job! :cheers:
job! :cheers:
Title: my first mod
Post by: WAP on December 12, 2003, 08:48:25 AM
Post by: WAP on December 12, 2003, 08:48:25 AM
Woo! Alkaline Trio rocks! Love their new one. :cheers:
Sorry, just thought i'd throw that in there. Bet you get that all the time eh rideLIKEjehu? :)
Sorry, just thought i'd throw that in there. Bet you get that all the time eh rideLIKEjehu? :)
Title: my first mod
Post by: rideLIKEjehu on December 12, 2003, 12:14:13 PM
Post by: rideLIKEjehu on December 12, 2003, 12:14:13 PM
Quote from: WAPWoo! Alkaline Trio rocks! Love their new one. :cheers:
Sorry, just thought i'd throw that in there. Bet you get that all the time eh rideLIKEjehu? :)
people recognize the avatar a lot more than i thought they would, yeah. but it's good to find another punkrawk fan out there :cheers:
Title: my first mod
Post by: JLKasper on December 12, 2003, 05:14:34 PM
Post by: JLKasper on December 12, 2003, 05:14:34 PM
Were you planning on polishing the rims? A cool alternative is reflective rim tape. It's available in colors (yes, blue) and tricks out a set of dark wheels. They show a before and after version of a Seca II and the difference is remarkable. But polished rims is cool too; it's just more work. :cheers:
Title: my first mod
Post by: rideLIKEjehu on December 12, 2003, 05:49:12 PM
Post by: rideLIKEjehu on December 12, 2003, 05:49:12 PM
Quote from: pantablothat looks really good. the black wheels go well with the dark blue. Any special paint used there or your standard Krylon spray?
thanks, it's just 2 coats of dupli-color's Graphite Grey and 2 clearcoats.
Quote from: pantabloNow that your "winter project" is done what will you do with your time...<*cough*, polished rim edges, *cough*>
i think i'm done monkeying with the wheels for a bit. i really don't have enough miles on it to know what performance mods i want to do. maybe in the spring i'll drop some progressive springs in and think about ordering some of srinath's bars :dunno:
Title: my first mod
Post by: pantablo on December 17, 2003, 01:04:42 AM
Post by: pantablo on December 17, 2003, 01:04:42 AM
Quote from: JLKasperAin't it funny how they tend to multiply? :cheers:
Yep.
Title: my first mod
Post by: rideLIKEjehu on December 17, 2003, 07:16:41 AM
Post by: rideLIKEjehu on December 17, 2003, 07:16:41 AM
nice collection pablo ... is that TWO fixies i see?? glutton for punishment, eh? :mrgreen:
Title: my first mod
Post by: pantablo on December 17, 2003, 12:04:55 PM
Post by: pantablo on December 17, 2003, 12:04:55 PM
Fixed gears are my favorite rides. The red one is a vintage italian track bike-hasn't gotten much use these days though.
The Bianchi is an old road bike I converted to fixed gear (note I dont ride single speeds-these are true direct drive fixed gear bikes, no coasting). I run a 68 gear inch and ft/rr brakes on the Bianchi for road use. I welded the rear dropouts for track on it but otherwise retains all the road stuff...
There's a local group ride I do with about 10 miles of hills of various steepness' and I love the look on the riders faces when we start heading DOWNHILL and I'm spinning my legs at around 140 rpm+....only then do they realize I'm on FG...hehehe.
The Bianchi is an old road bike I converted to fixed gear (note I dont ride single speeds-these are true direct drive fixed gear bikes, no coasting). I run a 68 gear inch and ft/rr brakes on the Bianchi for road use. I welded the rear dropouts for track on it but otherwise retains all the road stuff...
There's a local group ride I do with about 10 miles of hills of various steepness' and I love the look on the riders faces when we start heading DOWNHILL and I'm spinning my legs at around 140 rpm+....only then do they realize I'm on FG...hehehe.
Title: my first mod
Post by: Traveler on December 18, 2003, 09:34:42 PM
Post by: Traveler on December 18, 2003, 09:34:42 PM
Now that is a disjointed thread which is in the Monty Python league.
Well done guys!
Well done guys!