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Paul H
Fearless OOS Poser
Gotta make decisions now....
1. what color should the Defy be? Thinking black... only because I think I have red Giant decals somewhere.
2. gotta take the brifters off the Fredkenstein and throw it on the Defy which means Fredkenstein will revert back to a flat bar Talon. And I think I want the Talon to be a 2x.
1. what color should the Defy be? Thinking black... only because I think I have red Giant decals somewhere.
2. gotta take the brifters off the Fredkenstein and throw it on the Defy which means Fredkenstein will revert back to a flat bar Talon. And I think I want the Talon to be a 2x.
The front brake seemed really soft too.
serviceguy
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Was that frame in the fire? Make sure the heat did not mess with the heat treatment (I can’t think of the name right now).
jklett
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Annealed. I don't remember the exact temperature but I think it's somewhere around 700F for a few hours and then dropping down slowly over a few more hours for 6061.
Main point is that it's not going to be ridden except for on a trainer so if it bends, it's not like it's going to kill him.
Paul H
Fearless OOS Poser
Not sure if I am going to do a complete strip. Some areas have more paint than others.
Plus... fork is carbon so.... negative on clear coat only.
Not sure if I am going to do a complete strip. Some areas have more paint than others.
Plus... fork is carbon so.... negative on clear coat only.
so it has to be matchy? how about a theme, like candy corn?
art project for the kids!
Paul H
Fearless OOS Poser
Of course! Its even going to have Giant decals! lol
JerseyPete
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Are the tires intentionally deflated to prevent theft?
JerseyPete
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And the tires are soft.
Paul H
Fearless OOS Poser
For traction... because they are skinny
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Paul H
Fearless OOS Poser
Zombie trainer... Thanks @serviceguy for the name!
Frame... as far as paint removal... this is going to be as good as it get. The AL was pretty soft. Wire brush made some deep scratches. Finished off with 100 grit sandpaper.
Fork... I just wanted to take off the burnt clear coat and smooth things out and started with 100 grit and in the mist of working with 220 grit. Starting to see the carbon weave. Pretty cool! Not sure if you can see it here. Going to finish off with 400 grit.
Frame... as far as paint removal... this is going to be as good as it get. The AL was pretty soft. Wire brush made some deep scratches. Finished off with 100 grit sandpaper.
Fork... I just wanted to take off the burnt clear coat and smooth things out and started with 100 grit and in the mist of working with 220 grit. Starting to see the carbon weave. Pretty cool! Not sure if you can see it here. Going to finish off with 400 grit.
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rick81721
Lothar
More importantly, who is the terrible tic tac toe player??
Paul H
Fearless OOS Poser
Lol
I guess the guys that repaired the garage got bored.