Out of the box thinking
I told myself I really need to get the contents out of this bike box that Fed Ex delivered.
It's real purdy!:love: Build chronicles to follow.:D What a way to start the come back. |
We need at least a starting picture!!!!!!!!!!!!! And not of just the damn box. :)
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Stop teasing!
(It's that ACME jet bike you wanted......yes?) |
Originally Posted by flip18436572
(Post 10007952)
We need at least a starting picture!!!!!!!!!!!!! And not of just the damn box. :)
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Originally Posted by Jtgyk
(Post 10008018)
Stop teasing!
(It's that ACME jet bike you wanted......yes?) What are you doing Friday morning? Wanna help with the finishing touches? |
This mornings progress, not much but it will do.
http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l...Mastiff012.jpg http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l...Mastiff013.jpg http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l...Mastiff014.jpg http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l...Mastiff015.jpg Baby is very excited for me. http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l...Mastiff001.jpg |
Nice bike. I love the geometry and look of bikes from that era. The stems are especially elegant. You putting brifters, or down-tube shifters on that thing?
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Originally Posted by Pinyon
(Post 10008294)
Nice bike. I love the geometry and look of bikes from that era. The stems are especially elegant. You putting brifters, or down-tube shifters on that thing?
The big decision is to go with white or black saddle, cables, and tape. I have a black Cinelli stem and set of bars if I do that. |
Is that a mastiff watching? Great dogs. There's one lying at my feet as I type this.
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Originally Posted by JoelS
(Post 10008427)
Is that a mastiff watching? Great dogs. There's one lying at my feet as I type this.
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Sweetness! N+1 is always a good thing.
I bet nobody puts Baby in a corner... |
I'd be very tempted to go with white tape with that paint job, but I also know that lighter colors tend to get that "dirty-greasy hands" look after a short while. You have to try the white at least once, if for no other reason than to see what it looks like. Maybe a nice chrome-plated Italian racing fork from the period...
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Originally Posted by gotls1
(Post 10008844)
Sweetness! N+1 is always a good thing.
I bet nobody puts Baby in a corner...
Originally Posted by Pinyon
(Post 10009292)
I'd be very tempted to go with white tape with that paint job, but I also know that lighter colors tend to get that "dirty-greasy hands" look after a short while. You have to try the white at least once, if for no other reason than to see what it looks like. Maybe a nice chrome-plated Italian racing fork from the period...
I'm probably gonna go with white for the initial build, but the white saddle I have is kind of reserved for the multi colored Italian frame that is behind the white frame in the bottom right hand side of the first two pics. I can always get another white saddle, but at some point the madness must be tamed, lol. |
With your color scheme, I would be inclined toward white bar tape and saddle.
Friday morning could work out if the lungs will co-operate. (relapse from doing too much too soon) |
Originally Posted by Jtgyk
(Post 10011935)
With your color scheme, I would be inclined toward white bar tape and saddle.
Friday morning could work out if the lungs will co-operate. (relapse from doing too much too soon) I should be down to just cables, bar wrap, and chain at the most by then. I need to return the loaner crutches as well. They served me well, but we are having relationship problems at this point in our life:p |
Nice bike!
now i gotta wipe the droll off the keyboard. |
I would like white, but I know that doesn't look good for long.
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Nice.
Is that Rossin frame for sale? Looks like a 58cm :) |
Originally Posted by BigPolishJimmy
(Post 10012066)
Nice bike!
now i gotta wipe the droll off the keyboard. I will get much more use out of this than the stuff I had sitting around here waiting to get used, lol. |
Originally Posted by bigtempo
(Post 10012126)
Nice.
Is that Rossin frame for sale? Looks like a 58cm :) Anything can be for sale, for the right price, lol. 1988 Rossin RL http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l...n/100_0401.jpg |
The bike and the doggie look great, TX! Glad to hear you are getting rid of the crutches. I'd go with red handlebar tape but I really like red.
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Originally Posted by cyclokitty
(Post 10012357)
The bike and the doggie look great, TX! Glad to hear you are getting rid of the crutches. I'd go with red handlebar tape but I really like red.
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Black rhymes with grease.
I took some fenders out of a box yesterday for my commuter, and hope to be taking my Rivendell tourer out of the box in a couple of weeks. I took a lot of fenders off bikes when I was a kid, but who would have ever thought about adding them just for comfort. |
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