Go Back  Bike Forums > Bike Forums > Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
Reload this Page >

Got finished polishing my cranks

Notices
Singlespeed & Fixed Gear "I still feel that variable gears are only for people over forty-five. Isn't it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailer? We are getting soft...As for me, give me a fixed gear!"-- Henri Desgrange (31 January 1865 - 16 August 1940)

Got finished polishing my cranks

Old 07-10-07, 07:24 AM
  #1  
Jersey Boy Yeah
Thread Starter
 
ieandro's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Boise
Posts: 161

Bikes: Trek 1000, Debernardi Track, Cervelo P2C, Specialized Tarmac Expert, Specialized Allez Comp

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Got finished polishing my cranks

I had my bike apart for its maintenance/inspection routine and I got bored so I decided to polish my cranks (Sugino RD's). I followed most of the DIY guide on polishing the stem in this forum except I used a dremel and bit of simichrome. That stuff works wonders. It's not as bling as much as I want. I only had one polishing wheel.




ieandro is offline  
Old 07-10-07, 07:29 AM
  #2  
Senior Member
 
breakthenorm's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 155
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
looks good. nice work.
breakthenorm is offline  
Old 07-10-07, 07:31 AM
  #3  
Displaced Southerner
 
polara426sh's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Webster, NY
Posts: 254

Bikes: 1967 Peugeot UO-8, 1984 Torpado Beta, 1985 Trek 300, 1989 Dave Moulton Fuso FRX, '90s Hardrock x2, '90s Norco Pinnacle, Focus MB-350 IRO SSFGGB

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Looks good. Dang, Air Force barracks look a lot nicer than any of the Navy barracks I was in.
polara426sh is offline  
Old 07-10-07, 08:30 AM
  #4  
yo yo yo yo yo
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: delaware
Posts: 2,518
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
do the chainring too
trons is offline  
Old 07-10-07, 08:48 AM
  #5  
.
 
blickblocks's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,860
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Anyone know is it's possible to make the inside of Origin-8 track cranks not look so damn lumpy and crappy?

Also, it looks like the rubber on my shoes are messing up the chrome polish on the outside...any fix for that?
__________________
https://blicksbags.com/
blickblocks is offline  
Old 07-10-07, 08:53 AM
  #6  
Triathlon = Eat/Bike/Nap
 
veggiemafia's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Pixxxburgh, PA
Posts: 1,100
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Looks good, but I agree, do the chainring, too.
veggiemafia is offline  
Old 07-10-07, 02:04 PM
  #7  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 770
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 27 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Looks shiny.I agree on the chainring
knucks is offline  
Old 07-10-07, 02:06 PM
  #8  
more ape than man
 
timmhaan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: nyc
Posts: 8,091
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times in 1 Post
heh. i "polished my crank" once too. actually, many many times.
timmhaan is offline  
Old 07-10-07, 02:13 PM
  #9  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 770
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 27 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
To the OP, were your cranks in good condition from the get-go? Any scratches or anything like that?
knucks is offline  
Old 07-10-07, 04:09 PM
  #10  
i'd leave the sweet stuff
 
joshuastar's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: x32308x: where all our dreams come true!
Posts: 727

Bikes: BCA ten speed / 2007 bfssfg group buy IRO

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
i really like that workstand...what kind is it?

and as par as endless polishing goes, someone told me in another thread that car wax keeps the shine going on and on and on and on and on...
joshuastar is offline  
Old 07-10-07, 04:14 PM
  #11  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 727
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
looks like this stand

https://www.parktool.com/products/det...item=PRS%2D20#
zip22 is offline  
Old 07-10-07, 05:39 PM
  #12  
Jersey Boy Yeah
Thread Starter
 
ieandro's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Boise
Posts: 161

Bikes: Trek 1000, Debernardi Track, Cervelo P2C, Specialized Tarmac Expert, Specialized Allez Comp

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by knucks
To the OP, were your cranks in good condition from the get-go? Any scratches or anything like that?

Yes. They were in fairly decent condition. A couple of slight scratches from hitting door frames and such, but it came out with a medium abrasive dremel bit.
ieandro is offline  
Old 07-10-07, 05:41 PM
  #13  
Jersey Boy Yeah
Thread Starter
 
ieandro's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Boise
Posts: 161

Bikes: Trek 1000, Debernardi Track, Cervelo P2C, Specialized Tarmac Expert, Specialized Allez Comp

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by joshuastar
i really like that workstand...what kind is it?

and as par as endless polishing goes, someone told me in another thread that car wax keeps the shine going on and on and on and on and on...
Yep, that's the PRS-20.
ieandro is offline  
Old 07-12-07, 11:22 PM
  #14  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Posts: 497

Bikes: 2013 Lynskey R340, 2014 Specialized Tricross

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
I was such an idiot to join the Army
thelazywon is offline  

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.