favorite fixed gear ever
 

http://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

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.

the lacing on the back wheel can't be healthy....

That's what I said, I can't imagine that not flexing/snapping easily.
That being said, I do think it's pretty.

it sounds like that bike is used to commute

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. :(

I dont get why he stripped the paint first

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

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

I need to start smoking a lot more dope.

i think it's rad. hobbes on the headtube? ****in' sweet.

+1 I would love to see that locked up around campus.

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.