From Horror to Sublime
12-03-18 | 09:19 AM
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From Horror to Sublime
Horror: I never understand this, a perfectly nice Fuji Mixte that has been rattle can spray painted, frame, seat post and smudges on the seat, was this a primer coat or intended to be a rat bike, though it looks like it has new tires?
To Sublime: It's probably a reproduction, but they did such a nice job and look at all those flowing lines and that built in areo light! On a trike, guess for those late night feeding rides? What a lovely thing, recalls some of the great pre-war coach built cars and airplanes.
12-03-18 | 09:33 AM
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Beechcraft Staggerwing
Dusenberg Brothers-yes they started in a bike shop and were bike racers first.
1939 Dusenberg Coupe
12-03-18 | 10:39 AM
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My sentiments exactly. May I offer up Exhibit B, later I.D. as 1987 Sirrus frame set. Why bother to remove original paint, but manage to leave chunks here & there prior to the spray bomb? I cleaned it all off and did a better re-paint using just a brush! Don
12-03-18 | 12:09 PM
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12-03-18 | 04:17 PM
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12-03-18 | 08:45 PM
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"From Horror to Sublime" should be the new official title of the "Before and After" thread.
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A race bike in any era is a highly personal choice that at its "best" balances the requirements of fit, weight, handling, durability and cost tempered by the willingness to toss it and oneself down the pavement at considerable speed. ~Bandera
A race bike in any era is a highly personal choice that at its "best" balances the requirements of fit, weight, handling, durability and cost tempered by the willingness to toss it and oneself down the pavement at considerable speed. ~Bandera
12-04-18 | 09:01 AM
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Oh Man woodworking powered or hand tools, that's a Forum unto itself.
Old things are still old, but there's a feel to a well built thing, it's not just materials it's the thought and attention to design, detail, function and then there's those moments you find the art, craftsmanship, soul. Like porn's famous quote "I know it when I see it", you do the same when you see or touch something made with these qualities.
That to me is the sublime.
Old things are still old, but there's a feel to a well built thing, it's not just materials it's the thought and attention to design, detail, function and then there's those moments you find the art, craftsmanship, soul. Like porn's famous quote "I know it when I see it", you do the same when you see or touch something made with these qualities.
That to me is the sublime.
