Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - ..painted my brake surfaces

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marked001
08-25-04, 07:21 AM
..very happy with the results :) gotta get my new orange tires on and get my bike back together ;)

http://imagehost.vendio.com/preview/ma/marked001/PICT0516.JPG

http://imagehost.vendio.com/preview/ma/marked001/PICT0517.JPG

http://imagehost.vendio.com/preview/ma/marked001/PICT0518.JPG

http://imagehost.vendio.com/preview/ma/marked001/PICT0519.JPG


Bikkhu
08-25-04, 07:25 AM
Spingergy wheels?

I painted my Mavic / Sun combo by hand and they look sufficiently **** :)

marked001
08-25-04, 12:55 PM
yeah..spinergy's.

..just hope the paint holds up when mounting the tires :(


Baz
08-25-04, 05:01 PM
Sweet, dude.

skitbraviking
08-25-04, 05:18 PM
Just for aesthetics?

g_taco
08-25-04, 05:21 PM
Are they fixie wheels or cassette hub?

marked001
08-26-04, 06:23 AM
yeah..just for aesthetics....

threaded hub... ghetto loctite method.

g_taco
08-26-04, 06:39 AM
to say those look good would be an understatement.

marked001
08-26-04, 08:30 AM
wait til you see em with the tires... I didnt get a chance to take pics.. I got one on..unfortunately, the LBS didnt give me a tube with an extra long valve stem..so I gotta try to exchange it..