My Build..(pics galore)
08-03-08 | 02:36 PM
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Newbie Fixie
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My Build..(pics galore)
Well I started out with a 73 Azuki Racer.
Did my conversion and some other little mods.
Then I decided to to a complete tare down and rebuild.
I media blasted the whole bike. Painted it Hunter Green then decided to do something different.
GOLD LEAF it.
then cleared it
let me know what you think, still have to put the front brakes back on and the grip tape. Also Im painted a fine black line on the edges where the gold meets the green. And do some clean up and touch up on it
Did my conversion and some other little mods.
Then I decided to to a complete tare down and rebuild.
I media blasted the whole bike. Painted it Hunter Green then decided to do something different.
GOLD LEAF it.
then cleared it
let me know what you think, still have to put the front brakes back on and the grip tape. Also Im painted a fine black line on the edges where the gold meets the green. And do some clean up and touch up on it
08-03-08 | 02:42 PM
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From: Los Angeles
some more
[IMG]https://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e347/Courtg35man/Azukibuild008.jpg[/IMG
Also this is what i meant by the thin black line
[IMG]https://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e347/Courtg35man/Azukibuild008.jpg[/IMG
Also this is what i meant by the thin black line
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08-03-08 | 02:42 PM
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From: West Dorset, UK
Bikes: 1983 Dawes Galaxy, 2006 Raleigh Airlite, 1982 Sun Solo (fixed)
That saddle looks rather high
Good paintjob though
Good paintjob though
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i jam my thumbs up and back into the tubes. this way i can point my fingers straight out in front to split the wind and attain an even more aero profile, and the usual fixed gear - zen - connectedness feeling through the drivetrain is multiplied ten fold because my thumbs become one with the tubing.
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08-03-08 | 06:09 PM
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From: redlands california
Bikes: Nishiki fixed gear conversion, BCA old as **** custom mountain bike thing
im trying to estimate a price for my conversion and im tring to figure out how much i can plan on spending. i saw you got a new wheel set instead of just replacing the back wheel. how much did it cost to do the basic conversion? before you painted it and all that.
08-03-08 | 07:21 PM
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From: CT
Bikes: Poprad, Fuji conversion, Quattro Assi
I'm making up a new acronym: Get A Real SeatPost
G.A.R.S.P.! GARSP!
You spend over $60 on a brooks, spend $20 on a real seatpost. Seriously. It's like sending your kid to school with stained underwear.
G.A.R.S.P.! GARSP!
You spend over $60 on a brooks, spend $20 on a real seatpost. Seriously. It's like sending your kid to school with stained underwear.
08-03-08 | 07:30 PM
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im not a newbie
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From: redlands california
Bikes: Nishiki fixed gear conversion, BCA old as **** custom mountain bike thing
wait, so you kept the same sproket for the 10 speed and the 200 was just for the new wheel set?? how much did you put into it overall? because it looks pretty good.
08-03-08 | 07:36 PM
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at first I kept the original crank but then later replaced it with the Pake crank($90ish)
so to get it the way it was before this build was no more then $320. But you could ride the bike perfectly like in the picture here
so to get it the way it was before this build was no more then $320. But you could ride the bike perfectly like in the picture here
