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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    been to look at the chrome "paint" you cant touch it and it is not weather safe! and it will not take a clear coat.

    So same colour and black spokes.

    now to find a gert big lathe to take the braking surface off.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    how about a green front wheel, and a red rear one?




    :wink:
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    having other thoughts as i have just had a look at the pedals i may use.

    these are the same pedals just different back ground and flash no flash.

    Blue or Mint? and what about the rims again.

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    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    oooh, are they reflective pedals, or is it just the effect of the flash?
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    slightly metallic.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    very cool. If that is the final colour of the frame, I'd be tempted to go for the blue ones, and try and get the rims to match.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    nope the frame is as shown the same colourish as the 2006 giant faith.

    which is a beige but does not look so in the photos.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    no, that's what I mean, if that beige colour is final (I keep expecting you to give in and get some snazzy pinstripe work or something) then the blue pedals would look good with it.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    the hubs

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    and the second pics is till the wrong colour

    this is the colour shown on the web

    multona_400ml_0102_1.jpg

    multona 0102
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Still reckon the blue pedals. If you tried the others, you'd probably end up with something like my horrible brakes/pedals mish mash.
  • Andy B
    Andy B Posts: 8,115
    Blue
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Andy B wrote:
    Blue

    does this include the rims?
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • Andy B
    Andy B Posts: 8,115
    Yup, rims too provided you're going for a black or amberwall tyre.

    Would be a nice colour to compliment the frame IMHO
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Schwalbe Kojaks folding :wink:
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  • Andy B
    Andy B Posts: 8,115
    nicklouse wrote:
    Schwalbe Kojaks folding :wink:
    8) do you get a free lollipop with those ;)
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Forks with and without flash.

    just need a final flat and polish up.

    img0802j.jpg
    img0801v.jpg

    i would say that the second pic is the closest to the actual colour.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • llamafarmer
    llamafarmer Posts: 1,893
    This is a really interesting thread nicklouse - a true custom build! I reckon with the beige everywhere else, blue or orange rims would look stunning
    Giant Anthem X
    Cube Ltd Race
  • Spugnut
    Spugnut Posts: 128
    I like the frame colour. More of a putty than a beige. And another vote for the blue pedals and rims. Looking good.
    Happy trails.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Right, spent some time trying to see if we could get a colour match to the pedals. Nope.

    so went for a non metalic one similar.

    Went to see the man with the big lathe. cant do it for 4 weeks. time to get the file out.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Well as some of you will have read i started on the rims last night.

    well today I bought a Black and Decker Mouse as a file would have taken a very very long time.

    well the Mouse would have takes a very long time as well, so out came the angle grinder with the fine flap wheel on it.

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    primer time.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    you should paint them satin black
  • Zaskar20
    Zaskar20 Posts: 557
    Or, how about polishing to get a mirror finish?
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Zaskar20 wrote:
    Or, how about polishing to get a mirror finish?


    not got that much spare time.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    some times there are advantages to being single.

    this is one of them.

    with flash

    img0812.jpg

    without flash

    img0813sb.jpg
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    thay are ace looking, cant wait to see the final (if slightly mental) product.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    that's looking really cool, Nick.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    just flated it off again.

    just need the water to dry out of the inside and then more paint tomorrow.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • jairaj
    jairaj Posts: 3,009
    Those rims would look awesome on my new bike they're almost the same colour. Can you do me a set of wheels too please? swap they for a big pack of jaffa cakes? :D
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    It's certainly going to look better than this :shock:
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  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,401
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    It's certainly going to look better than this :shock:
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    True. It needs red forks to carry that off...
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