Actually, it's not all that difficult. The frame in the pic I posted had
126mm rear dropout spacing and I wanted 120mm so I could use an existing
hub I had. So I followed Sheldon's instructions
at http://www.sheldonbrown.com/frame-spacing.html and everything worked
perfectly. The only reason
ok. you guys have peaked my interest in going in a non-repaint way. George,
that bike looks incredible. so what is the deal with a realignment? i
thought a frame builder had to do that, but then again ive never outright
asked a bike shop. are there many around that are capable of doing that
ki
Thanks for the bb closing recommendations. Both seem more thought out than what
I did. I'll give it a go today.
It is unlikely that I'll have it realigned. I don't really think it's that big
of an issue, I was just wanting to make sure that it didn't need to be
realigned. And of course, one cou
the powdercoater company here in bellingham strips frames chemically and
then you can have it sand or garnet blasted after that if you want. we have
a local frame builder here too.
there is also a gentleman named Blake who will come out of his house and
sandblast a frame in his carport for 25$.
I recall using a couple of blocks of wood a clamp and and an old tube used
as a gasket to seal up the BB on a rusty old frame that I pick up. seemed
to work okay, just make sure that the clamp is aligned well and I had the
bike on a stand with a drip tray beneath it.
-Andy
On Sunday, Septemb
Personally , I'd take it/send it to a frame builder who can thoroughly
inspect it, align it , replace any tubes or anything that needs it, and
repaint it. In Ohio I know of such a person , but obviously this is not LA
! Being in LA, maybe such persons don't exist there , I have no idea .
I recall reading a tip on one of the de-rustificator's websites (either
Metal Rescue or Evapo-Rust): Soak rags or paper towels in Metal rescue,
wrap it around the frame (and inside the BB shell), then seal the soaked
rags/towels in place with plastic wrap. Unwrap after desired exposure time.
If
yeah, it's pretty cool looking. they are, or at least started out as the
same color. pretty sure they only made these for one year and only in that
deep green... which i like a lot, but it would be the third green bike in
the house.
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No advice but I can't say enough about how much I like the looks of that
complete bike!!! I can't tell if your frameset is green or blue but do
you have a color in mind? I think I would go with a dark green, like the
bike you show and like the Clem prototype on RBW's website.
On Saturday,
