it looks like your hair somehow got tangled in the wheel...this has nothign to do with the task you challenged us with but i just thought i'd throw it in there.

maybe he lost his bic pen!

We have a winner. Yes, I'm grinding off those ugly cable guides with an angle grinder. They came off easily with the grinder and now the bike looks much cleaner. I was able to hand file all the other braze-ons a few months ago, but the tight spacing surrounding the guide did not allow me to hand file them.

700x23C Vredestein Volante. Nashbar (I think it was Nahsbar. It could have been Performance though.) had them on sale for something like $12.50 a while back. I snapped them up and couldn't be happier. Really nice tire so far.

So what bike frame is/was that anyway?

And what of those tires.

I probably would have used a dremel if I had one. I was really careful with the angle grinder and it seemed to work fine. I have a couple of extra grind spots, but they're pretty minor. I plan to pick up a dremel in the future to make clean up work a little easier. It's so tough to hand file or sand anything in the BB region because of the confined space.

No, no. I've got goggle on. I wouldn't use an angle grinder without goggles. Angle grinders really spit out some nasty debris.

And another correct answer. I probably don't have much of a clue as to what I'm doing. Also, being that I live in a small apartment without many tools or a workshop, things can look a little awkward.

I've been told that it's a mid-80's Bianchi Super Turismo or Campione Del Italia (Japanese lugged steel)

See above for the tire info.

I hate hippies
(Angry Smurf)

Yeah, so do I. Well, maybe not hate. Hate's a strong word. I like my hair though. There are many groups (lifestyles) I would belong to before belonging to the hippie group.

It aint the hair that makes a Hippie. It's the Love man the Love.

These guys aint hippies.

what can i buy with 15 points? are these on par with arcade tickets?

if possible i'd like some moustache bars.

har.

you can add it - 1373+15=1388 you are now ink1388

We don't hate you :)

Well duh...you're a dirty hippy.

Did you ever see "Grinder Girl" on The Late show with Letterman? She does that too.

Grind everything off the bike then repaint it the exact same color.

Very attractive bike~!

i'm going to keep my little half-macaroni cable guide for-evah. beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

http://www.provide.net/~klaver/IMG_2646.JPG

You can redeem your 15 points at clownpenis.fart

Mmmm...grinder girl...

Here's a couple of pics to show you guys how it turned out. I had to break down and spend some Christmas money on a dremel to do the clean up work. I got pretty close with my angle grinder but I wanted things a little smoother, so I spent a bit of money on a dremel. I'm happy with the way it turned out. Here's the rough metal:

And here's the finished product after I applied my fingernail paint. Not a perfect color blend, but close enough. It'll keep the evil rust away. The colors look closer in person. Also, please notice the wonderful Phil BB!

I'm a dumbass. Here's a before pic: