Utility Cycling - Big Dummy with powder coated Xtracycle

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Bronze 20% gloss powder coating :thumb:

Very nice..wow...my DIY paint job looks uber ghetto now...lol...enjoy your phat ride....:love:

damn, people need to stop posting these purty pictures. I'm getting more and more envious that I didn't get my order in in time. Now I need to wait til the end of summer.

Very nice.:thumb: I am starting to wish for a Big Dummy now, and I have more than enough bikes.

That is flat good looking.




My Xtra is really showing its wear.
*Shakes can of primer*

I have to admit I opened this thread expecting to see a Big Dummy with a Free Radical on the back

Nice bike, show us some more angles of that beauty. I know nothing about powder coating, do you have to have special equipment and ovens, or can you powder coat from a spray can?

Nice bike, show us some more angles of that beauty. I know nothing about powder coating, do you have to have special equipment and ovens, or can you powder coat from a spray can?

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You need to get powder coating professionally done.

Here are some pics of Josh's BD (http://www.flickr.com/photos/monkeykun/sets/72157604045716049/).

Yep...I believe my comments at J's Flickr site said something about a bar, and it being raised higher.

Might have thrown out an "I'm not worthy" too.

Great idea, Monkeykun...and great execution of it, too!

I am happy to say that Josh's Dummy is coming to it's new home tomorrow...my home. :D

I am stoked.

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Congrats. I have been seeing on CL and it was tempting.

That powder coating is sweet. I need to get my stoker stem for the little nerds first.

Nice bike, show us some more angles of that beauty. I know nothing about powder coating, do you have to have special equipment and ovens, or can you powder coat from a spray can?

powder coating requires special equipment. The parts to be coated are cleaned (either by media blasting or chemical dipping, or both), then grounded. A special gun puts a positive charge on the powder media, which causes it to stick to the negatively charged parts. Then the whole thing is baked in an oven for a bit.

It's possible to do this at home, but the "stick it in the oven for 10 minutes" makes it impractical for things the size of a bike frame.

Congrats. I have been seeing on CL and it was tempting.

At the new home with parts already swapped....

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shorter thomson stem, loose the spacers, mary bar,ruffian grips and (soon) paul thumbies.

thomsom post and a saddle like the rest of my bikes.

a quick post to CL and I found a nice stoker stem for $25, add old mtb bar and the kids are set.

kids love the dummy (especially the name)...

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Greg,
Good catch on the stoker bar. I missed winning one on Ebay the other day and I was bummed.

sweet ride!