Fixed WHeel Project

SkidMerckx
SkidMerckx Posts: 72
edited June 2010 in Your road bikes
Hi Guy's I'd just like to share my latest project with you; the donor bike was the first bike I ever bought myself (a BSA “The Prima”) in 1979. It was made by Raleigh, but may have been built in the Carlton Factory in Worksop before it closed down.

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The frame is a 3 tube 531 and had relatively new cotter-less cranks and 12 gears! It served me well for around 6 years before I gave it to my brother in law. Having acquired it from his garage where it has been languishing for some time, I decided to convert it to fixed gear and have just got it back from powder coating (The colour is RAL7006).

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This was done by Windridge Coating ( www.windridge.co.uk/content.php/410) as they were able to fill in the dents in the frame before powder coating (something other powder coaters told me couldn’t be done?).

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Anyhow, I got the frame back today and it is great (Dale at Windridge even re-tapped the BB after coating), so I just wanted to share it with you all............

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Comments

  • leeroy72
    leeroy72 Posts: 330
    Nice...How long before we see the complete build?
    Find your limits...and then exceed them frequently
  • SkidMerckx
    SkidMerckx Posts: 72
    Hi Leeroy72,

    I'm going to take it to my local bike shop (Ciclos Uno) on Saturday to have the headset and crown race pressed on, so they will have it for a week as I can't get there til the following weekend, so it should be ready to ride in a fortnight.

    Pictures will be posted!
  • itchieritchie
    itchieritchie Posts: 332
    Damn that is one serious transformation. How much for the powder coating? It's an amazing job...can't wait to see the finished article.

    I'm on a Genesis Flyer and thinking of a similar chrome or greyish paint job.

    SMART sticker on that too, classy.
  • SkidMerckx
    SkidMerckx Posts: 72
    itchieritchie wrote:
    Damn that is one serious transformation. How much for the powder coating? It's an amazing job...can't wait to see the finished article.

    I'm on a Genesis Flyer and thinking of a similar chrome or greyish paint job.

    SMART sticker on that too, classy.

    The powder Coat was £90 (www.windridge.co.uk/content.php/410) but I also had a number of dents filled before the coating was done, so the total price was £135.00 inc Vat - not the cheapest around, but the quality is great and Dale at Windridge Coatings goes the extra mile - I'm very happy with it. Just had the headset and crown race fitted and its waiting for me to collect from the bike shop, but I can't get there until the weekend!

    Sticker from http://www.velosolo.co.uk/framedec.html

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