Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - favorite fixed gear ever

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dudewtfhillary
05-25-07, 10:31 PM
http://fixedgeargallery.com/2007/may/c/RyanLue.htm

Well, it's my favorite for the next 2.843 seconds (I'm a girl, totally flighty!).

But on to the total n00b question - this guy didn't have it professionally clear coated. Would that protect the paper, or just be a more expensive way to make it last an extra month or two? Would that cost boatloads of money?

I kinda sorta really want to do this!

Thanks.

hillary! :D

Racuerex
05-25-07, 10:45 PM
Professional clear coating IMO wouldnt be worth it, it will protect the paper, but it would eventually still get messed up. I would just do what he did with the spray on clear.
musicsucks
05-26-07, 12:06 AM
the lacing on the back wheel can't be healthy....

streetlightpoet
05-26-07, 01:54 AM
the lacing on the back wheel can't be healthy.... That's what I said, I can't imagine that not flexing/snapping easily.
That being said, I do think it's pretty.
doofo
05-26-07, 02:38 AM
it sounds like that bike is used to commute

what will you be doing with yours
?
dudewtfhillary
05-26-07, 07:41 PM
it sounds like that bike is used to commute

what will you be doing with yours
?


I can't imagine doing that to a particularly expensive bike. It'd probably just be a beater (something I'd have to lock up at work/on campus, boo), but I don't want it to look like crap. :(
Rikardi151
05-26-07, 08:04 PM
I dont get why he stripped the paint first
doofo
05-26-07, 08:19 PM
i dont know what to tell you about the cost and benefit of getting a professional clear coat

except that if the bike will be a beater anyway i dont see the point in putting the extra money in

besides beaters are about diy
BRANDUNE
05-26-07, 08:23 PM
If you want some serious BLING factor, some one should do that project with dollar bills. If you think about it its would be like $50 at the most and would have people talking about that **** for days
ThrottleJock
05-26-07, 08:37 PM
I need to start smoking a lot more dope.
humancongereel
05-26-07, 08:41 PM
i think it's rad. hobbes on the headtube? ****in' sweet.
streetlightpoet
05-26-07, 09:42 PM
If you want some serious BLING factor, some one should do that project with dollar bills. If you think about it its would be like $50 at the most and would have people talking about that **** for days
+1 I would love to see that locked up around campus.
anomaly
05-27-07, 09:58 PM
Well done or professional twist lacing doesn't really hurt strength all that much. I raced on a set of BMX wheels that were 4 twist for a couple of years, and did dirt jumps/street etc. Those, however, look to be done rather loose and I would be pretty scared to hop a low curb with em.