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Midschoolfool:
OK, on we plod.
So yesterday I spent most of the day fixing an issue I did not know I had. IE, the rear brake was binding. I then realised it was not the brake at all but the lower cable.
Basically you have one of these.
OK so what is the problem? well firstly it's a friction design. IE, that lump that holds the cables is designed to slide along the black part. Which is a bad idea at best. I mean, friction = brake's worst enemy. What they should have done is design it so that block floats and doesn't touch anything. IE, make it 2mm deeper so it floats in mid air. No friction. Problem is they did not. Not only did they did not :LolLolLolLol: but they put four casting marks in the black part. See them? the little dimples? well it was catching those in both fookin directions ffs.
So, first I filed away at the bottom of the silver part. I then filed out the entire inner part of that black piece until those casting marks were nothing but a memory. I then repainted it black.
So that is now done. What is also done is round 1 of prep on the bars. And remember kids "If you can feel it new paint shall reveal it !".
I reckon another round should see it right.
Mikku:
I often use them to check the spec and price of things but have never bought anything from J&R Bicycles in the US. Until today. :daumenhoch:
Have just ordered some Fly Racing gear, Box fork adapters and Rennen Infinity bolts. :D
Midschoolfool:
Having a bit of a mare here. That's putting it mildly. It was supposed to be 11c yesterday. So I primed and base coated the bars. Yeah, nah. All patchy and shit.
Tried again this morning with different black (acrylic) and they looked great. Brought them in, where they turned light grey. FFS.
So for round 3 (they are perfectly smooth etc) I blasted them with a large hair dryer for about 30 mins whilst leaving the paint in the sink full of hot water. I think it worked. Had to bring them in wet and then blast for another 30 mins. Praying they don't turn green ffs.
As I mentioned elsewhere I am now going to build the Sunday this spring. Will be the last of them for now so I may as well. The pink Gsports are coming off the Schwinn. That is getting my wheels from the STA (black Alex Supra). I then need to get the rear hub laced back to a small driver. So I got this for 29 shipped on the bay.
I think the crap pic didn't help him. Basically it is a NOS Premium rear cassette, sealed and 10mm female. I intend to break it apart, strip the anno then paint 2k gloss black. The front G has a Profile Madera on in black.
I then put out a SOS. I want to build it to look like the pro model, only better (Gs etc)
Obviously mine will be custom. I will explain that in a bit. So I needed Wombolt, Twombolt or earlier Thunderbolt cranks. I got these for 50 delivered.
Usually they would be pink. However, that pink paint doesn't dry properly and is a tosser. I also have pink pedals, so I am going to paint them slime green to match the frame.
I then got these, NOS, in white.
I did put out a SOS for the bars and fork but nothing is available and the cheapest set of Sundays I can find are 90 quid. In the wrong colour. Those were 30 quid delivered NOS in white. Which means I don't have to paint them white before the green meaning theoretically it is just remove the stickers, scuff them down and then green and clear. Saving me more money on paint.
TBH the most important part is said paint and stickers. I will just put ants going up and down the legs. As for the bars? I want 9.5" or 10". Again, I want it so that if I ever want to take it for a rip I can without killing myself in the process. I will get some tomorrow, got a few lined up (all 2pc). I also know what tyres I want and they are currently 70% off so I will order those tomorrow.
Midschoolfool:
YASS pegs came from the US
And the hub obs. Bars are finish painted.
Midschoolfool:
Pegs in from the US.
Bars almost finished. I fixed a run, then realised the clear was still quite soft. So I left the final cutting etc as I could cause damage. Hence the cross bar looks a bit flat in places.
And build.
However due to said soft paint I did not want to cause squishing where the levers go on. So I decided to be patient. Levers are the last job now.
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