Current Projects chat and miscellany

Yo. I've been thinking about respraying my umeawa (my keyboard is fucked) to a solid white gloss, the pearl finish is just not sitting with me! I'm gonna be in need of a set of decals. I messaged Rene at njs blogspot to find out if he knew of a way of getting hold of some, not available apparently. Anybody got an alternative idea? Cheers!

No idea about how you'd get 'official' decals Dave. If they aren't too complex however I'd recommend Porter7474 on here who did a great job on those for my Diamant. It seems a shame to lose the original paint though...?

Mate, that's fantastic! it look like it's just about finished.

josh

that looks like it will be so damn sweet

well done

that looks wicked, will be a stunner when its finished

fantastic!!!

can I know what tyre you use on this bike?
this tyre looks really cool.

panaracer pasela tourgaurd methinks, very nice tyres IMO

oh they are, reasonably grippy and come in a varies of size, hasn't tried them on the wet thought.

Perfect SP ; )

No idea about how you'd get 'official' decals Dave. If they aren't too complex however I'd recommend Porter7474 on here who did a great job on those for my Diamant. It seems a shame to lose the original paint though...?

Cheers for the advice. How did he go about doing it? The decals are very simple, so I don't think it would be too hard a job.

Seeing that it's lost to the vortex of time...

Some new pics with new Kashimax and Nitto B123AA's.

And yes, my bar and stem is always set up like that.

How the hell did you take this photo?
I'm saving it for my private collection.

Oh and get building.
I wanna see it finished!

^SP, couple of quality pictures up there, looks like it will be an ace build.

That Mercian photo is going to be as well known as the Raleigh version.

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Yours looks much better SP. It should be on Mercian's website.

How the hell did you take this photo?

Wet patio, clean bed sheet, step ladder and photographer girlfriend :)

I swear to God Dwayne, I've never seen that before it my life! Is that your one? I just thought it'd be nice to photograph it all before I build it up, it was the lady that thought to arrange it so. Thanks all for the kind words.

Best current projects pics ever SP. I love the first one where it's just piled up. You have to build it in your head, it's a fun game :)

love it sp!

you left out the tub of campagnolo grease and four pack of beer.

unlike the raleigh this will be ridden right?

These are my two at the moment. From what i have been able to find out, the white one is a falcon special from 1974, and the other is a Carlton Cyclone (1980?). Falcon is all but finished, but what should i do with the Carlton?

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unlike the raleigh this will be ridden right?

Yes, of course, but I'm considering putting it all together first.

Love the photo Josh. I also love how you're taking your time over the build and savouring it. :-)

These are my two at the moment. From what i have been able to find out, the white one is a falcon special from 1974, and the other is a Carlton Cyclone (1980?). Falcon is all but finished, but what should i do with the Carlton?

I have that exact same Carlton frame-set - same paint job and everything.