Bikes 2017 and a build log for my Quadangle.
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AlienALX
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OK. I have now had the bike 5 years. Time for a massive overhaul.
Wheels - gone. They weighed a ton, but I am now confident in the bike and me not destroying nice parts. HED carbon tri spoke on the rear, Campagnolo Calima on the front.
Fork - gone. Steel, heavy, too straight. Replaced with Bontrager carbon.
Tyres - gone. No need in having gravel tyres if you don't ride on gravel or off road, which I never did.
Stem - gone. It needed shims, so I replaced it with a 22.2 stem.
Brakes - gone. Campagnolo TT on the front, Potenza on the rear.
Pedals - gone. Too big for this bike, kept hitting the front wheel with my foot.
Grips - gone. Had gone manky after 5 years of riding.
Brake levers - gone. Replaced with Brick Lane Bikes CNC. Replaced white cables with Jagwire orange set.
Got a bottle cage and bottle. That is going as soon as I get a rivnut gun and can fit a carbon one.
Just waiting on this.
Wheels - gone. They weighed a ton, but I am now confident in the bike and me not destroying nice parts. HED carbon tri spoke on the rear, Campagnolo Calima on the front.
Fork - gone. Steel, heavy, too straight. Replaced with Bontrager carbon.
Tyres - gone. No need in having gravel tyres if you don't ride on gravel or off road, which I never did.
Stem - gone. It needed shims, so I replaced it with a 22.2 stem.
Brakes - gone. Campagnolo TT on the front, Potenza on the rear.
Pedals - gone. Too big for this bike, kept hitting the front wheel with my foot.
Grips - gone. Had gone manky after 5 years of riding.
Brake levers - gone. Replaced with Brick Lane Bikes CNC. Replaced white cables with Jagwire orange set.
Got a bottle cage and bottle. That is going as soon as I get a rivnut gun and can fit a carbon one.
Just waiting on this.
AlienALX
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Wahey.
So I got what I consider to be the last year out of the orange bike. I drilled some holes for a bottle cage and it didn't go so well, and the paint is pretty trashy. Hard to see in the pics, but a lot missing.
Long story short I bought a "cheap" Ti frame and rebuilt it all.
The clear coat on the rear wheel started ing me off though. It went cloudy at the top of the spokes, and whilst it looked OK on the other bike ? not so much on your dream build.
Most of the problem is the rattle can paints. So I got some with real 2k clear coat.
And then set to work.
The task was to flatten off the matt clear coat ready for new.
And then the extremely time consuming and fiddly task of masking up the tyre so I don't have to remove it (it glues to the rim, and is a pain to change).
More masking.
And then the FX layer. Chromacoat.
Before several coats of 2k clear.
Then we redo all of the decals. Including the huge rim decals.
The spoke ones are completed too. I then spent an ungodly amount of money on a chain tensioner as I wasn't happy with the single wheel one.
And a top tube leather cover from BLB.
So I got what I consider to be the last year out of the orange bike. I drilled some holes for a bottle cage and it didn't go so well, and the paint is pretty trashy. Hard to see in the pics, but a lot missing.
Long story short I bought a "cheap" Ti frame and rebuilt it all.
The clear coat on the rear wheel started ing me off though. It went cloudy at the top of the spokes, and whilst it looked OK on the other bike ? not so much on your dream build.
Most of the problem is the rattle can paints. So I got some with real 2k clear coat.
And then set to work.
The task was to flatten off the matt clear coat ready for new.
And then the extremely time consuming and fiddly task of masking up the tyre so I don't have to remove it (it glues to the rim, and is a pain to change).
More masking.
And then the FX layer. Chromacoat.
Before several coats of 2k clear.
Then we redo all of the decals. Including the huge rim decals.
The spoke ones are completed too. I then spent an ungodly amount of money on a chain tensioner as I wasn't happy with the single wheel one.
And a top tube leather cover from BLB.
scubasteve
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very nice but can it do this - https://i.imgur.com/rzmserR.mp4
Greenback
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Watching that and got the Benny hill music going in my head, as to the question the bike in that is probably a lot heavier than the one AA building just need to see if his skill is upto Benny hills
Watching that and got the Benny hill music going in my head, as to the question the bike in that is probably a lot heavier than the one AA building just need to see if his skill is upto Benny hills
hes using cleat pedals so it allows much easier lifting on heavy bikes. If I can do it on an MTB design to go downhill. its doable on that bike for sure.
AlienALX
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I'm not. They are Nukeproof Urchin kids pedals. I used full sized but my feet hit the front tyre.
I don't like clip ins or toe straps. It's an autism thing. I always found it really scary.
BTW funny story on the front wheel. I was looking for a carbon one for about three years. To go with the rear one I got stupid cheap. Any way, the RRP for that wheel is about a thousand pounds. Problem is the cycle industry is on its ass. He had it up for £180 opening bid plus £19 shipping. We messaged back and forth and I offered him £250 plus postage. He says sure, he will accept that and will send me a seller offer.
I then sat at the PC for nearly four hours. He ghosted me. Any way, he gambled. And lost
Greed is a strange beast. Oh well. It shipped today, so I bought a bag for it.
Those are stupid handy if you are going on vacation or what not, or even just storing the bike for the winter.
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AlienALX
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Watching that and got the Benny hill music going in my head, as to the question the bike in that is probably a lot heavier than the one AA building just need to see if his skill is upto Benny hills
The 80s BMX will be around 25lb.
That bike I just built weighs 17.2. Technology is a fine thing
AlienALX
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Aye that is basically what this is, but with BMX parts on. I can't use drop bars due to back problems and nor would I want to. I also suck balls at setting up gears, so one will do
AlienALX
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Stuff in. Single speed tensioner.
Leather frame pad.
Front wheel.
Goody box.
Spare spokes, spoke tool, brake pads (DT Swiss for carbon rim) and a keyring. Noice
And, the main event.
600g of carbon sex. I won't be using the skewer as I have a Ti one already.
It then dawned on me I had an issue. None of my tubes are going to work. Oh well, gave me a chance to shave off 100 grams and get a spare to boot.
Leather frame pad.
Front wheel.
Goody box.
Spare spokes, spoke tool, brake pads (DT Swiss for carbon rim) and a keyring. Noice
And, the main event.
600g of carbon sex. I won't be using the skewer as I have a Ti one already.
It then dawned on me I had an issue. None of my tubes are going to work. Oh well, gave me a chance to shave off 100 grams and get a spare to boot.
AlienALX
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Here we go again ! lol.
It all started when I finished the Titanium bike and a friend asked "Where do you get these frames from?"
I then looked on Ebay. Bad idea.
It's a trap, don't do it !
What it is is a 2012 Pinarello Treviso. For £45. It is new, and unpainted. Basically these bikes were so expensive they would send them out like that to be painted in custom or team colours. Any way I bought it. It would have looked like this.
Now before you think I am crazy (Hint, I am) there is a reason for this. Gears. I want gears.
I also wanted it to be cheap, so I went to Ali Express.
This was £5
These were £20
Watch this.
No more of this !
£8
£20
£29
£150...
Oh come on I had to
£20 something each. I got 28C for comfort, but enough to tackle actual gravel unlike the other bike
Go into attic and pull out Speed Series.
Remove road bike parts.
Large box
Frame and these. OMG these... These were £89
Measure up and then order very obscure headset.
Test.
That cost £9.60
These were £11 (grips) bolts were £8
£3
Priceless
OK time to work. Wet sand with P600. Most of it was already done for me. Then steel wool soap pad. Then clean, well, and etch
Then white base coat.
Before Pineapple Passion Pearls. And lots of 2k clear coat.
Draw main frame decals.
Buy erm "Chain protectors.. Honest !" for £3 a pair.
Return home to hunt for parts. Find seat.
Bought that in 2017 for £10 for a BMX, never looked right so never used it. Get very nice surprise.
Fit.
£9
New stickers made from gold leaf
Found this in the cupboard.£0
Pray you kept Italian cups from BB you never knew was Italian.
Because oddly enough this frame happens to be Italian BB
Buy 7 speed sealed bearing wheel set for £89
And then
It all started when I finished the Titanium bike and a friend asked "Where do you get these frames from?"
I then looked on Ebay. Bad idea.
It's a trap, don't do it !
What it is is a 2012 Pinarello Treviso. For £45. It is new, and unpainted. Basically these bikes were so expensive they would send them out like that to be painted in custom or team colours. Any way I bought it. It would have looked like this.
Now before you think I am crazy (Hint, I am) there is a reason for this. Gears. I want gears.
I also wanted it to be cheap, so I went to Ali Express.
This was £5
These were £20
Watch this.
No more of this !
£8
£20
£29
£150...
Oh come on I had to
£20 something each. I got 28C for comfort, but enough to tackle actual gravel unlike the other bike
Go into attic and pull out Speed Series.
Remove road bike parts.
Large box
Frame and these. OMG these... These were £89
Measure up and then order very obscure headset.
Test.
That cost £9.60
These were £11 (grips) bolts were £8
£3
Priceless
OK time to work. Wet sand with P600. Most of it was already done for me. Then steel wool soap pad. Then clean, well, and etch
Then white base coat.
Before Pineapple Passion Pearls. And lots of 2k clear coat.
Draw main frame decals.
Buy erm "Chain protectors.. Honest !" for £3 a pair.
Return home to hunt for parts. Find seat.
Bought that in 2017 for £10 for a BMX, never looked right so never used it. Get very nice surprise.
Fit.
£9
New stickers made from gold leaf
Found this in the cupboard.£0
Pray you kept Italian cups from BB you never knew was Italian.
Because oddly enough this frame happens to be Italian BB
Buy 7 speed sealed bearing wheel set for £89
And then
