Cottered cranks on My Lovely Basso time trial +few questions -help me finish my Build

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These should help; http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CYCLO-saddle-bag-loops-Screw-on-NOS-fit-all-saddles_W0QQitemZ310198738400QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR?hash=item4839491de0

These should help; http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CYCLO-saddle-bag-loops-Screw-on-NOS-fit-all-saddles_W0QQitemZ310198738400QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR?hash=item4839491de0

Ouch.
Thats more that i paid for the bag - 12$USD
Thanks though.

They come up on ebay quite often.I got a pair for £3

you are joking aren't you?

80s italian road TT conversion will never be a victorian bike.

sell the yellow frame and buy a chrome one,

sell the brown saddle bag and buy a black one,

hip victorian bike = Penny Farthing or a Durlsey Pedersen

12$ plus the cost of 2 bottles of black shoe dye for leather and risk ruining a perfectly nice bag. I dyed some grey leather gloves once - they took 3 or more coats and still look a bit blotchy.

you are joking aren't you?

80s italian road TT conversion will never be a victorian bike.

Just trying to make it less flashy. Some new chrome bars with leather tape and vintage bolted stem, chromed cages with leather in front to protect the shoes, leather saddle, etc..... I've seen it done.

No need to reply with so much "steam" Frame is already chromed, someone told me i can use paint stripper to remove the paint but i do not know if it will damage the chrome.

sorry for the steam - I've used paint stripper (nitromors) lots of times before on steel motorbike petrol tanks and things like that - it is really toxic horrible stuff, like chemical weapons nasty, it burns through rubber gloves and I needed a wirebrush and scraper to get all the paint off, which would scratch up your chrome terribly - (if its really ok under there - you don't know) less toxic paintstrippers probably would need even more scrubbing and scraping in my opinion.

it looks pretty desirable the way it is, why not sell it, buy a tatty lo pro frame and chrome it.

I have a single 49t version of that chainring! Never seen another one. It came on my first fixed conversion a couple of years ago. I kept it on for months just because it looked nice, even though it was slightly bent and I got bored tightening the cotter pins every couple of weeks.

It's not April 1st! WTF?

Sorry for any "steam" but I have to disagree with what you are planning. Firstly, those cranks probably weight more than the frame and are very non period correct - I'd suggest some nice Campagnolo ones from the 80s so that they match the frame better. You could get fluted ones if you want a more classic look. Secondly I think the paint looks great and that as a chromed frame it would look significantly less nice. thirdly a saddle bag on a time trial frame is a very weird mix.

It's your choice whether to kill the puppy though.

Yeah!

keep those cranks off that frame you philistine

keep those cranks off that frame you philistine

Lol, I agree, the op seems to be wanting to go to enormous lengths to change a beautiful bike into something it's not. That paint Jobs gorgeous! Would be a shame to strip it.

However, regarding the saddlebag, If you want it black, it's a bit of effort, but you can sand the top layer of the leather and polish it back up with some black shoe polish. I did this on some red leather boots, worked fine.

Yeah!

I must spread my love more, apparently.
Consider yourself repped (again)

Really, is just me who thinks this is one big wind up or not.
Bikes are meant to be ridden, not put on a pedestal behind your Chesterfield.
It's the most pompous thing I've heard in a long time.
If you want something to go with your brogues, sofa, interior design etcetera, please may I suggest a painting, sculpture or some other form of art.

c'mon people don't feed the troll.

tOOL?

I'll spare you my opinions on the bike and your plans, it's your bike etc.

I would urge you to reconsider the cottered cranks, purely from a mechanical and performance point of view.

Not sure why you'd want to put cottered cranks on that frame, but if you insist, there is info on axle lengths here: http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/bblengths.html

TDC axles are relatively easy to come by, but presumably you'd have to match the axle with Italian threaded BB cups.

As for the paintjob, presumably if you take it to a professional resprayer he/she should be able to save your chrome.

OP - Dead to me.

I call pisstake...

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People 'choose' cottered cranks? kills self

If it was a restoration project maybe but not that thing.

Your choices make you sound like an idiot. All of your ideas for this frame are terrible. When you're finished you'll have spent nuff coin on paint and brasso and it'll still look shite.
Why not build it tastefully and period correct?
Couldn't imagine repainting a frame that nice...

I must concur RE: the paint, please dont stip it! I wish my Basso had original paint that nice! (and i actually like chips, adds character)

I have to say, you can change the hardware as much as you want, cottered cranks ...a big chrome bolted titan stem, with big swooping pista chrome loops...anything...

Just don't mess with the paint on the frame.

as that truly, is a little bit wrong, to claim to have an appreciation of asthetics and an amour for patina, ie the saddle bag, the chrome, the cotterpins, to then take that frame with amazing heritage, amazing patina, with all it's history on show, quirky cultural 80's paint job....and then to take it back to chrome, I find rather insulting.

Frames like that need cherishing and not abusing. add whatever you like. as long as afterwards, just as you do with parts, you can take them away.

just to add an edit.. all the bikes you have shown as reference 75% have there original paint jobs.

find something else to bastardize.

Rant over. Peace.