Re: Just got a "new" bike, finally! :-D

that is the way to do it...
just ride like hell....

On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 7:28 AM, Eric Lindquist <[email protected]>wrote:

> Thanks for the advice guys. My frames are always *supposed to be* lifetime
> keepers, but I always get the bug, end up with too many, and get rid of
> them
> slowly. I think I'll eventually get it done by a pro, and that way I can
> screw around with braze-ons if I feel like it. The value of the bike is
> purely subjective of course, even though I only paid 50 bucks for this one.
>
> For now though, I'm just going to touch up the rough spots, replace the
> freewheel & shifters, then ride the heck out of it. That will also, I'm
> sure, let me know just how much I like this machine.
>
> On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 10:42 PM, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > Powdercoating -- if you can find someone reliable -- can be durable,
> > decent looking and cheap: I think I paid about $150 to have a Monocog
> > 29er frame blasted and p coated (this was part of a package of
> > modifications to the frame, so I don't recall the exact cost of the p
> > coating alone). It looks quite nice.
> >
> > Otherwise, do-it-yourself, if you can first remove all rust and sand
> > the present finish down to solid paint. I did my first (well, first
> > and *only*) strip-and-paint job on a second hand Varsity circa 1971,
> > age 16, using oil based enamel and a "Flit" hand pump bug spray gun
> > (Nairobi, Kenya: the big hardware store downtown didn't have rattle
> > cans or, if they did, I was ignorant of them). Not quite as smooth as
> > I had hoped, but decent looking, especially with the hand, gold
> > pinstriping and the hand made brass head badge (made from one of my
> > mother's coasters).
> >
> > OTOH, if the frame is a lifetime keeper and you have the cash, a
> > professional job is nice ...
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 7:49 PM, Eric Lindquist <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > > Well after a summer sans bike, the first time since I was 17, I finally
> > got
> > > another. I had to sell my Raleigh Alyeska (which was 2cm too large
> > anyhow)
> > > during a brief period of unemployment last spring, but I just picked up
> a
> > > spiffy Raleigh Wyoming and I can't wait to spend this summer upgrading
> it
> > > and going for short rides. Perhaps I can finally do an extended ride
> next
> > > year. :)
> > >
> > > There frame is solid as can be, but it spent the last 3 months as a
> city
> > > bike before I rescued it so there are some chips through to the metal
> on
> > the
> > > paint job. No rust on the inside though, thank god. Should I have it
> > painted
> > > (and if so, by whom?) or should I do a DIY paint job on it?
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> >
> > --
> > Patrick Moore
> > Albuquerque, NM
> > For professional resumes, contact
> > Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected]
> >
>
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