My new bike gets closer .......!!
07-30-06, 10:22 PM
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My new bike gets closer .......!!
Well, I came downstairs this morning and my email delivers pictures of my new frame. Paint is done, the build is next and hopefully I will have it by Thursday of this week. Only thing we're waiting for right now is the wheels. I ordered some Reynolds Alta Race which are (I'm told) somewhere between Salt LAke City and Vancouver.
Funny thing is I get a follow-up email from him telling me not to worry about the pictures because he hasn't polished the clear coat yet.
Um, OK. My idea came out exactly as I wanted. Courtesy of Randy Cunningham of Cunnigham Cycles in New Westminster. I think he done good.
Funny thing is I get a follow-up email from him telling me not to worry about the pictures because he hasn't polished the clear coat yet.
Um, OK. My idea came out exactly as I wanted. Courtesy of Randy Cunningham of Cunnigham Cycles in New Westminster. I think he done good.
08-01-06, 07:26 AM
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And for now, paint is all I have to look at. The Reynolds Wheels are delayed as are most of the Campy parts, and I'm going on vacation next week - away for three weeks.
I guess I wait a while longer.
I guess I wait a while longer.
08-01-06, 08:54 AM
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That paint is like how Rocky Mountain paints their Team Bikes... I have always liked how that was done.
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The frame is from Cunningham Cycles in Vancouver. EM2 with a Dedacciai carbon rear triangle (that's the way I specc'ed it) and as you may have guessed - RAndy does some prety spectacular custom paint as a finishing touch.
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The idea was - use the colours from the old National Team jerseys, then do it like you just rode through a pile of fall time Maple Leaves and they scattered.....................
