TANGO TURBO with custom MXT WHEELS

timmyturbo

hi all , i bought a very dented gaint defy2 (2011) frame , £40 ebay . deda mag21 stem £20 ebay, itm amoured shot peened bars £20 ebay . and giant MXT 1993 wheels for £80 ebay . then a ford focus st orange paint job , with subtle purple flake top coat . ideas on final components would be gratefully received .

Pseudonym

timmyturbo wrote:

ideas on final components would be gratefully received .

I would suggest some components which aren't orange....

timmyturbo

black components were the idea , but i was wondering if people knew of rare/quirky components etc . cheers

kev77

Thats mental!!!

jim453

You like to keep busy Timmy.

Where are the dents on the frame? And What does Ford Focus paint weigh?

Mad Roadie

frame ok - but full Tango'ed makeover is foul!

RoadyForever

Black crankest+rear cog & orange chain. I take it you're going for a fixie, only a bike that ridiculous would be a fixie

I like it, good luck to any drivers claiming they didn't see you!

amaferanga

That's the sort of bike that a chav would build if he didn't spend all his money on his Vauxhall Nova.

Dunk_911

Dont listen to them mate, it looks insane! To be honest I think it would be best if you kept getting orange bits/ spraying bits orange and turn up on it for a club run. Hero!

gbr236

that looks fab
how did you mask up the rims....??

west green

Love it, I'd say black seatpost and cables , but whatever you want - it's great

timmyturbo

jim453 wrote:

You like to keep busy Timmy.

Where are the dents on the frame? And What does Ford Focus paint weigh?

Hi Jim , there was a 10mm deep by 50mm wide on the underside of the downtube , the poor bugger who had the bike for only 30 miles and managed ride over a piece of wood with a nail in , which then jammed between the downtube and front tyre .

as to the paint 300ml was used , it was shot blasted first so i am guessing that it added 50-100g to the original giant paint job .

timmyturbo

RoadyForever wrote:

Black crankest+rear cog & orange chain. I take it you're going for a fixie, only a bike that ridiculous would be a fixie

I like it, good luck to any drivers claiming they didn't see you!

no its not going to be a fixie , i might put on an older durace chainset and get it anodized in orange with black chainrings .

i always find so interesting with builds like this as to how different people responses are from "i totally loath it"! to "i absolutely love it"!

it would be boring if we were all the same anyway .

cheers all and thanks for all your comments either way . follow up completed pics in 2 weeks to 6weeks depending on anodizing .

cheers TIM

timmyturbo

gbr236 wrote:

that looks fab
how did you mask up the rims....??

very patiently , 5hours masking , 2 hours unmasking . cheers Tim

Monkeypump

I would avoid anodising - unlikely that you'll get a close enough match to the existing tango shade.

timmyturbo

Monkeypump wrote:

I would avoid anodising - unlikely that you'll get a close enough match to the existing tango shade.

i totally disagree . http://www.torontocycles.com/Selling/Aluminum.html

napoleond

This would be what our club team bikes looked like if we, er, had club team bikes....

Dunk_911

timmyturbo wrote:

no its not going to be a fixie , i might put on an older durace chainset and get it anodized in orange with black chainrings .

cheers all and thanks for all your comments either way . follow up completed pics in 2 weeks to 6weeks depending on anodizing .

I would be really interested to know more about the anodising. Is it going to be hard/ soft anodising because believe it or not I was thinking of doing the same thing with a set of cranks!

Cant wait to see the final product. Get er done!

Monkeypump

timmyturbo wrote:

Monkeypump wrote:

I would avoid anodising - unlikely that you'll get a close enough match to the existing tango shade.

i totally disagree . http://www.torontocycles.com/Selling/Aluminum.html

I can't see anything on that page that is the exact same shade as your frame. Good luck though!

JesseD

Black Rival

mididoctors

I want to see this finished

timmyturbo

Dunk_911 wrote:

timmyturbo wrote:

no its not going to be a fixie , i might put on an older durace chainset and get it anodized in orange with black chainrings .

cheers all and thanks for all your comments either way . follow up completed pics in 2 weeks to 6weeks depending on anodizing .

I would be really interested to know more about the anodising. Is it going to be hard/ soft anodising because believe it or not I was thinking of doing the same thing with a set of cranks!

Cant wait to see the final product. Get er done!

these wonderfull chaps have done bike frame powder coating spraying metal polishing and loads for me:
http://www.realitymotorworks.com/Contact/contact.htm

Nick (the owner) said that stripping then polishing , then anodizing , then a clear powder coat on top for a chainset would circa £65 . i consider that CHEAP .

cheers Tim

timmyturbo

Monkeypump wrote:

timmyturbo wrote:

Monkeypump wrote:

I would avoid anodising - unlikely that you'll get a close enough match to the existing tango shade.

i totally disagree . http://www.torontocycles.com/Selling/Aluminum.html

I can't see anything on that page that is the exact same shade as your frame. Good luck though!

hiya mate you can anodize in 100's of shades of any colour , like over 1000's of colours mate . cheers

drkawaszelong

timmyturbo wrote:

Dunk_911 wrote:

timmyturbo wrote:

no its not going to be a fixie , i might put on an older durace chainset and get it anodized in orange with black chainrings .

cheers all and thanks for all your comments either way . follow up completed pics in 2 weeks to 6weeks depending on anodizing .

I would be really interested to know more about the anodising. Is it going to be hard/ soft anodising because believe it or not I was thinking of doing the same thing with a set of cranks!

Cant wait to see the final product. Get er done!

these wonderfull chaps have done bike frame powder coating spraying metal polishing and loads for me:
http://www.realitymotorworks.com/Contact/contact.htm

Nick (the owner) said that stripping then polishing , then anodizing , then a clear powder coat on top for a chainset would circa £65 . i consider that CHEAP .

cheers Tim

you went to griffs too?! quite a trip from northumberland eh?!

timmyturbo

i used to live in bristol . I sprayed in the bike , but nick has helped me do 6 bikes , 2 cars , and 2 motorbikes in the past . i pop to Bristol quite a lot . but post is OK for smaller items . cheers

drkawaszelong

timmyturbo wrote:

i used to live in bristol . I sprayed in the bike , but nick has helped me do 6 bikes , 2 cars , and 2 motorbikes in the past . i pop to Bristol quite a lot . but post is OK for smaller items . cheers

fair shout, nick is quite the man! maybe we'll see this Giant Defy ST around bristol then?

Evil Laugh

Just black bits now IMO. Then it will look rude.

Don't over egg the orange. Coloured anodised parts are for MTBs and the 90s.

mcj78

Looks mad - good mad though, those wheels work well with it - personally i'd go for black components, however if you matched the colours well a full-on tango would certainly be an interesting shout. Rare, but sometimes if you go past "oooh - too much" you end up somehow reaching "dunno why, but it's awesome" 8)

billysan

Were you taking inspiration from this?

CAT69

That has potential as i love orange bikes,respray the stem,black seatpost and seat

timmyturbo

well over 2 months behind because of all my business , should be completed in 3 weeks now , had to change the forks as giant decided to make 1.1/4" to 1.1/8th" frame , what CRETINS . pictures soon. cheers TIM