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She's finally arrived - Changa Build
bobafett:
Nice little bit of re-engineering - looks the part :coolsmiley:
Mikku:
I love reading this thread - the amount of effort you're putting in is amazing - a real labour of love! :bow:
Comment of the day:- "You've got to laugh at this game, it's the only thing that will keep you sane." :daumenhoch:
Picklez:
So, another little update.
An alternate tyre option landed on the door matt today...
IRC Freestyles (nabbed off of eBay last week). Earliest date I can find for these is '85. Here's an ad from Nov 85 Freestylin:
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And here's the first one fitted:
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With the proverbial 'release powder' :2funny:
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Then the old hairdryer treatment to eradicate all evidence of dried oils, sorry, release powder :idiot2:.
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and finished:
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Picklez:
So, before (late 80's Comp Sts)
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and after (mid 80's onwards IRCs)
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And yes, I've got to do a little OCD work (turn the wheel around, straighten the valve stem up), but wanted to get the impression of the tyres fitted for tonight.
I wasn't really actually too sure that I'd overly like them when I bought them (took a bit of a punt really, out of desperation for era correctness), but seeing them restored and fitted I'm really quite liking them. To the point that I'll now only probably swap them out if either green-blue label ST's or Panaracer Freestyles come to market.
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That's all for tonight. Had a little bad news regards the delivery of the pedalPower decal, looks like there's going to be an undefined time delay with that, so it could really slow the build progress, particularly as Del's not up and running at the moment :(. But hey-hoy, there really are far more important things to stress about in life than our toy bike hobbies.
Stay safe everyone.
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bobafett:
I totally get the strive for era correctness but for me personally I'd stick with the later Comp ST's - they just look slicker and sexier on that wheel. Just my opnion though mate, the other tyres are nice and something a little different also :daumenhoch:
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