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02-07-2002, 07:31 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Arden, NC USA
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My latest Bike
Here is the latest creation in my other hobby, bikes.
Some stuff on the bike. Specialized M4 team bike (Festina) Look HSC-3 all carbon fork, including steerer tube Full Dura-Ace except wheels Cane Creek Aerohead wheel set powder coat black and clear. Some of you may remember the frame before I stripped and painted Bike weighs 18.5 lbs, which is very respectible for a bike that size. (I am 6'-1") First ride should be this weekend weather permitting, at a training ride in Charlotte, NC.
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02-07-2002, 07:37 AM
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This is what it looked like to begin with.
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02-07-2002, 09:31 AM
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I have a beach cruiser....w/ a Fat seat on it...$99 at walmart....something tells me that this bike is a bit different
 Dont you have a motorcycle too? Or is this what you are referring to when you say you are going for a bike ride? |
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02-07-2002, 11:12 AM
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That's Sweeeet!
My Mongoose would eat it up though... Ltspd...how far from Boone are you?
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02-07-2002, 03:28 PM
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02-07-2002, 05:04 PM
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Going snowboarding...if it doesn't rain.
 Might drop you a line...actually an email...then a line. Do some donuts in your lawn. Crank Insane Clown Posse while rolling through your neighborhood... the usual. Oh yeah...and check out your tank. I'll probably be stranded there, but I might be able to escape. later, P.S. How much does a frame like that go for?
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02-07-2002, 06:08 PM
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Governor
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Schro,
I PM'd you. That bike cost a bit more than a few beans  Lets just say that either this bike or my Litespeed are worth more than my car. And all 3 of my bikes are worth more than my wife's.
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02-08-2002, 01:20 AM
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How did you wind up stripping the old paint? What kind of new paint did you use?
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02-08-2002, 07:32 AM
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Governor
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Reinhold, I ended up taking the old powder coat finish off by having it dipped in a special stripping tank for PC'd aluminum. I didnt realize the thing was PC'd until after I started stripping it myself. Most bikes have standard auto paint on them.
The new paint is also Powder coat. I was talking with a local about a true paint job but the guy drug me on for almost 2 months and I got tired of waiting. I found the PC place here locally and only paid 125 to have a PC black and a PC clear. Tough fininsh that should last a lifetime.
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