Single speed MTB project
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Single speed MTB project
Postby PJZap » Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:36 pm
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Re: Single speed MTB project
Postby trailgumby » Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:02 pm
Nice paint job
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Re: Single speed MTB project
Postby silentbutdeadly » Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:08 pm
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Re: Single speed MTB project
Postby Stuey » Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:56 pm
I like that frame geometry, and nice paint. What type (brand etc.) of paint is it?
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Re: Single speed MTB project
Postby familyguy » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:56 am
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Re: Single speed MTB project
Postby m@ » Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:44 pm
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Re: Single speed MTB project
Postby PJZap » Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:14 pm
The paint was White Knight which cost about $8 a can and I used 2 cans, clear coat and primer were both Dulux. Probably should have gone to a more expensive paint as it has chipped already down to the primer, anyway I'll see how it goes.Stuey wrote:I instantly had a saddle like that once, the morning after I ate a particularly hot curry.
I like that frame geometry, and nice paint. What type (brand etc.) of paint is it?
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Re: Single speed MTB project
Postby PJZap » Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:57 pm
Rode the bike for 11 years in Alice Springs commuting to work and also off road on the weekends, the chain was well lubed and never got wet - so no rust which might explain it's long life. The only maintenance since '91 has been new a bottom bracket, tyres and brake cables, everything was still running reasonably well l ast time I rode it, except for a problem with the rear shifter. Photo of original chain and BioSpace chainrings to comesilentbutdeadly wrote:There's no photo of a 30,000 km chain...so it didn't happen. You have to keep that saddle. Zombie indeed...
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Re: Single speed MTB project
Postby PJZap » Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:59 pm
might see how it goes without tensioner to start withfamilyguy wrote:Are you going for magic gearing or using a tensioner for SS? If you hadn't repainted it, it could have been a contender for 'ghetto build of the year'!
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Re: Single speed MTB project
Postby ghostpoet » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:52 pm
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Re: Single speed MTB project
Postby spirito » Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:18 pm
Cranky Jim wrote: God did not invent gears. Men invented gears ... because we are not gods.
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Re: Single speed MTB project
Postby brasstinman » Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:40 pm
The bike looks good. Definitely a Brooks on this puppy.m@ wrote:Now there's a bike in need of a black Brooks saddle if ever I've seen one!
I love the older MTB converted to SS, they look the goods.
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Re: Single speed MTB project
Postby Velo13 » Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:52 am
I started riding Mtb on a 1989 model Himalaya. I recall it being a hoot!
Good luck. Rigid SS are fun, and punishing!
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Re: Single speed MTB project
Postby PJZap » Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:52 pm
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Re: Single speed MTB project
Postby Mustang » Tue Oct 16, 2012 8:19 pm
WARNING on White Knight, its crap, I've only painted items for the kids, it just flakes off????PJZap wrote:The paint was White Knight which cost about $8 a can and I used 2 cans, clear coat and primer were both Dulux. Probably should have gone to a more expensive paint as it has chipped already down to the primer, anyway I'll see how it goes.Stuey wrote:I instantly had a saddle like that once, the morning after I ate a particularly hot curry.
I like that frame geometry, and nice paint. What type (brand etc.) of paint is it?
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