Fixed Project Completed

SkidMerckx
SkidMerckx Posts: 72
edited June 2010 in Commuting chat
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,

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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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The finnished bike (I'm sooo pleased with it!)

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Comments

  • jonny_trousers
    jonny_trousers Posts: 3,588
    Gorgeous! Congratulations and enjoy!
  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    Superb! Looks really nice - great work :-)
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  • davis
    davis Posts: 2,506
    Seriously classy build, be proud of it.

    Got to say though, that's a serious chain outside your house. Determined bike thieves round your way?
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  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    davis wrote:
    Got to say though, that's a serious chain outside your house. Determined bike thieves round your way?

    :shock: It comes to something when you need to chain your house down ;-)
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  • Norky
    Norky Posts: 276
    Now that is rather fetching. I like it.
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  • carrotcruncher
    carrotcruncher Posts: 45
    that's a very nice job :D
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    nice and has given me some ideas.
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    classy work.. nice one
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  • DevUK
    DevUK Posts: 299
    It was just as nice the first time you posted it.

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  • SkidMerckx
    SkidMerckx Posts: 72
    Hi DevUK

    Only posted the completed shots yesterday, but I did update the original post as well.

    Thanks for looking though!

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