Time for a change....new winter pics!!

buzz1

Got a bit bored last week, so I thought, "wonder what my bike would look like in white".





I know how you guys like the kettle and toaster pics, so here it is.


Was gonna wait for the new decals to arrive, but you know how it is.

spec list,
Frame - 90's Orange C16R
Fork - Marzocchi MX pro air 100mm (1" steerer)
Bars - FSA carbon pro 660mm O/S 30mm rise
Stem - Raceface ride 90mm O/S
Headset - FSA orbit 1" with hope top cap and spacers
Brakes - Juicy 3 with 160mm clarks wavey rotors F & R
Shifter - Sram 2010 X7
Grips - superstar grey/red
Seatpost - FSA SLK carbon
Saddle - Be-One
Seat clamp - Hope gold/red
BB - FSA platinum ISIS with red NC17 crankbolts
Crankset - Bontrager earl ISIS 34t with gold chainring bolts
Bash - Blackspire C4
Pedals - Crankbrothers 50/50XX red/gold
Derailleur - Sram X7
Cassette - Sram PG970
Chain - Sram PC950
Wheels - LBS unbranded (temporary)
Skewers - Halo porkies hex-loc
Tyres - WTB graffiti SF 2.2
Tubes - decathlon 2.2 with red bullet valve covers

kagefisk

Nice!

adrian1970

looks better white.....

Anonymous

buzz1 wrote:

After, I know how you guys like the kettle and toaster pics, so here it is.

aha, someone who understand the forum humour!

andy46

its like having a new bike, nice

ilovedirt

Very nice, should look awesome with new decals

buzz1

cheers guys, it's amazing what a fresh lick of paint can do.

ilovedirt

by the way, do you not lose your chain a lot without a front mech or chain guide?

buzz1

No, it's mainly my road bike, but even off road it still doesn't come off. :shock:

buzz1

ilovedirt wrote:

Very nice, should look awesome with new decals

Hope so.
I'll post a picture when done.

buzz1

as promised..



Might get a superstar chain guide as I've had to remove the bash ring coz the chainring bolts weren't biting properly any excuse to buy new stuff

VWsurfbum

buzz1 wrote:

Ive got that kettle, bleeding thing was a wedding present, its been trying to burn me ever since!

buzz1

Just a quick update on this, got rid of the gold and replaced it with blue to be more patriotic
wheels are now WTB speed-disc/Deore hubs
new seatpost - FSA SL-240 CSI SBS carbon
new stem - FSA OS 150 90mm
chain guide made from various parts laying about
superstar seatclamp
mowa rotor bolts
wellgo 142 pedals
bolts from pro-bolt




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Lewis A

buzz1 wrote:

Just a quick update on this, got rid of the gold and replaced it with blue to be more patriotic

god save our gracious queen...

neat bike by the way!

VWsurfbum

lovely picture of the bars, ooooh i love naked carbon.

kaytronika

I do love an Orange frame

Nice Tassimo BTW

buzz1

kaytronika wrote:

I do love an Orange frame

Nice Tassimo BTW

Cheers, makes a lovely hot chocolate
I love the carbon look too, Looking at some exotic rigid carbon forks, mmm maybe

n.battison

This has inspired me to copy and go white on my frame, did you spray it yourself??

If so could you go through the steps that you took.

Thanks

Neil

buzz1

Cheers, I did spray it myself using Halfords white primer then a gloss top coat applying about five coats of each, I rubbed as much of the old paint off as I could then masked off the insides of the headtube, BB shell and seat tube. Then I used a high grade wet and dry paper between every coat.
Dont make the same mistake I did and laquer the frame before it's had time to harden, mine had all these cracks appear, and although can only be seen close up it niggles at me and I've decided to get it sandblasted and powder coated sometime in the winter months.
To be honest I dont think it needed the laquer as it had a good finish without it.

Scalpel_79

nice!- way better in white

buzz1

Some major changes this winter
Superstar QR's in blue
Elixir 5's in white (brand new from e-bay £100!)
Red jockey wheels
Most dramatic change is the move to completely rigid with Exotic carbon forks, yum!

1mancity2

You tart!

That looks fantastic, Im going white when I do the Reign in March, after all white is the new vogue colour.......

Bikerguy15

Lovely bike.
How are the wheels holding up?

buzz1

Bikerguy15 wrote:

Lovely bike.
How are the wheels holding up?

Pretty good, they needed new bearings and cones, was cheaper to buy new hubs and strip them down to rebuild the old ones :-)

Matt-r8

I like this a lot. I'm on the lookout for some nice carbon forks for my Charge Duster as well. Some Pace RC31's would be ideal.

buzz1

Thanks, I've got some new pics coming soon as I've just had it powder coated and had some custom decals made, the exotic forks are the dogs, and they weigh less than half as much as my old marzocchis.

IT66T

That's a really sweet looking bike as the white looks amazing 8) .