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S&M NBD.
Midschoolfool:
I was going to just post in "I am working on" but I would clog it due to the ideas going through my head.
I wasn't going to ride a 20 any more. Lots of reasons, but mainly arthritis and being over weight. Any way, since being diagnosed they have given me painkillers. Well, I asked for them. And it has been life changing. They are not like, strong painkillers. Co Dydramol, which is an opioid but not a strong one. It's just enough to take me from "Ouch F no" to "Oh go on then". Whilst away I rode the crap out of my Metal and I had the best time I have had riding in years. Mostly because the only ailment I had after losing two stone was just tiring myself out, without feeling like I wanted to cry due to knee and shoulder pain afterward.
I also took stupid amounts of money on my holiday too. Probably due to my anxiety, but I had the grand old visions of "I am going to fine dine at 100 quid a day every day !" forgetting that I don't like to be out in public places alone :LolLolLolLol: so as the days went by I found that Tesco's special pizzas with king prawns and etc were more than good enough :LolLolLolLol:
So then I am like "Find another mid school frame". But I know the only one left is the Kink Rev B, and I will likely never find one. However, having had so much fun riding the Metal I thought balls, let's build the polar opposite. So no brake, 4pc tall bars, freecoaster etc. So that I can basically have the best of both worlds. Looked at quite a few frames but when I found a U.S made S&M for 360 quid I just had to.
I've totally been into red lately on new school rides. Mostly because kids don't want bright red frames. That is probably why it was on sale, but hey their loss and shit.
I already had cranks. Never even rode them, just mounted to my CW which I do not want to ride due to its rarity and it having lots of white on.
I wanted to use them on my Ruben next year, but they won't fit. The Ruben is Spanish, and the biggest BB you can get is 22. These are 24. I thought I could switch them with the cranks on the Kink, but when I got those off I soon realised they were 24s too.
Cheap pedals, a fiver. But I love the design, they look nice and chunky and you can't beat a fiver.
Had this sitting in a packet.
It's 28T. Again, I did not want another 25. Probably mad going brakeless on a faster bike, but I never was one for brains :LolLolLolLol: Again though it was there, my mate put a lot of time into it and it's really cool.
I got this recently for 20 quid. Super soft, which was weird because the one on the Metal is harder (also BD mid)
I removed this from the Metal last week and replaced with a polished one.
Have had this ages. Not been on a bike in ages either. Never used.
These just need a good scrub in the sink.
But have tons of life left in them. Headset was half price with the frame, so a tenner.
Will order the spacers Toby found at some point also.
Now the bars are going to be these.
And I was going to paint them just satin black. Note I said I was. It would have been a lot of work, as the spatter is not flat. However I had an idea, after studying the frame. I realised the decals were a rip off of the Sega logo, and the characters on the HT are a rip off of Tails and Knuckles. Proper awesome. So that got my brain working. "Hmm, can I leave the bars as is and do something nutty with the fork?". Yes, yes I can. This is the fork here.
A very, very expensive fork set. They were 170 quid, just like anything else Demo/Volume make. They are however a bit tatty. Perfect physically, but minor scratches and the decals are tatty. So that sent me down another rabbit hole. "Where can I get Demolition decals". Well, you can get them free from Demolition for postage (about 8 bucks) but they are out of stock. Same goes for Volume. So that was out of the window really.
What if, however, I did something mad though?. What about white, with the Sega colours (red yellow and blue)? And then the idea hit me. White fork, with two pin stripes painted in in red and yellow, and then......
In.
And then inside the fork leg....
And then lashings of clear. I already had a brand new can of fire engine red left over from the Kink, and then I spotted Graff City had removed shipping for the weekend. So,
Whilst this will be a lot of work in masking and time it will be a lot less work than having to refinish the bars, and ruin the decal on the bars. It will also be much more fun, which is what I like.
For the wheels I bought this NOS for 35 pound.
It's an oval rim RANT on a sealed RANT female hub. It looks like the old Araya, and is exactly the same as the gorgeous Shadow Orbis I have on the front of my race bike (because Shadow and RANT are one of the same).
For a rear wheel I wanted a FC. Not got one on any bike. Problem is I could not find one in red and a red wheel would have been a Cinema on a regular hub. So I decided to switch it up and go polished.
Cost me 130. The hub alone is 170. BSD Westcoaster. It's used, but in very good condition. For the BB I have a Primo Churchill, and for the chain I got this.
Also to tidy up the wheel I got these for 3.50.
Some decals, not sure if I will use these or not.
Grips.
And that should about do it. I may convert it to brake, but at this time of year no one is around any way. So it may work out OK.
Midschoolfool:
Didn't get up til 2, but it felt much warmer today. Yesterday was horrible. Realised it was indeed much warmer, at 19c, so manually sanded out the fork and put on the etch. The shitty part is now done.
Chilli Rinse:
Sorry to junk up your thread, I'll take down if you want.
Here's a few additions to enhance your build :LolLolLolLol:
Socks, because a man can never have enough socks fistblump
Carry case, for your puncture kit and tools fistblump
Valve caps, just to carry on the theme fistblump
What would you do without me :whistle: :LolLolLolLol:
Midschoolfool:
You evil temptress :LolLolLolLol:
I will deffo be rolling with that theme now tbh. Plenty of colour too :)
Midschoolfool:
Right. Executive decision made, I don't want to die :LolLolLolLol:
Got this. Will probably paint it in red.
Didn't want to go stupid on a brake. I just wanted the one that works the best. I had this on the CW, and it worked amazingly. Then I put on a Evo, and it was a bastard. This brake was designed purely for new school to clear everything and work. Easily the most dialable brake you can get tbh.
And a cable.
I don't think the plate will work at the bottom due to the short back end. So I will need to drill a hole through the bridge at the top, and put it inside. I have a trick to make that look super clean too. Only other issue is the cable stop. I don't want to drill one in, as the last one I did failed with rivets. I spotted this the other day, will work perfectly.
I can't order one until the frame comes tomorrow though, as I need to get the right size. At least it can be removed if I ever want to. Will quite probably paint that red or something too.
I already have a brake lever I pulled from the Metal. SNAFU, really nice one.
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