favorite fixed gear ever
05-25-07, 10:31 PM
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favorite fixed gear ever
https://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
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
05-25-07, 10:45 PM
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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.
05-26-07, 01:54 AM
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Originally Posted by musicsucks
the lacing on the back wheel can't be healthy....
That being said, I do think it's pretty.
05-26-07, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by doofo
it sounds like that bike is used to commute
what will you be doing with yours
?
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.
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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
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
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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
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I need to start smoking a lot more dope.
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i think it's rad. hobbes on the headtube? ****in' sweet.
05-26-07, 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by BRANDUNE
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
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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.
