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just finished putting another group together to finish something
I cleaned up the stem with, but hope i can polish up the seat post
dremel methinks
Nice parts.
I don't know how much polishing you've done so don't take my advice as patronising...
If you get a 90 mm ish wide x 200ish long strip of thick rubber, leather or even some flexible plastic (like a strip cut from a washing up liquid bottle and use that as a backing for wet and dry sand paper you should be able to clean up the seat post pretty quickly. The backing piece should stop the sandpaper rounding over the edges of the milled grooves. Start with something quite coarse like a 400 grit or coarser depending on how bad the damage is. Work your way through to 1500 then use a polishing/buffing wheel set, like this;
http://www.tilgear.info/products/6409/79305/zprom0002__polishing_mops_6in_x_1in_and_compounds__multibuy_pack/
That kit will last years + years of bike restoring.
Stick it in a drill (you'll need a mop arbor which has a conical reverse thread -cheap), use a vice or even clamp it to a table. It'll give you amazing -like new results.
I've polished up a lot of parts and usually the finish is too blinging but its good to get to that perfect finish then knock the shine back with some fine wire wool.
Put on some good music have a drink or whatever and zone out.The initial stages of scratch removal with the coarse paper is where you need to be careful not to alter the shape of the part or make more scratches.
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They're just like Modolos.
Ah, like the Mavic 440s?
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"And yeah Meconium is a shit name but it's cute because it's the newborn very first pooh".
That was my point .;-D
I've held my son's in my hand. Nice.
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Thanks! I wish I had mavic ssc derailleurs but new success work fine on this one. Actually I finished the final set up yesterday evening:
And yeah Meconium is a shit name but it's cute because it's the newborn very first poohThat looks 'king great.
I would still move the ergos round a bit then you could raise the stem - hopefully have the same reach, have more difference in hand positions. flatter tops to the levers and the ramp in the drops which is designed so you can reach the ergo levers would be in the right place.
Blah blah blah blah. might not work for you though - and you've taped the bars so I should shut up...Nice stem! ( I have one on my Cougar) Is yours 110? I haven't seen a longer one, I could do with a 120 (maybe). I've been warned that they fail. I assume at the complex dovetail joint -stress risers and all that, but I haven't been able to find any online evidence/discussion of that happening. It's a great bonkers bit of Mavic over-engineering/design I wonder who made them for Mavic?
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Nice parts.
I don't know how much polishing you've done so don't take my advice as patronising...
If you get a 90 mm ish wide x 200ish long strip of thick rubber, leather or even some flexible plastic (like a strip cut from a washing up liquid bottle and use that as a backing for wet and dry sand paper you should be able to clean up the seat post pretty quickly. The backing piece should stop the sandpaper rounding over the edges of the milled grooves. Start with something quite coarse like a 400 grit or coarser depending on how bad the damage is. Work your way through to 1500 then use a polishing/buffing wheel set, like this;
http://www.tilgear.info/products/6409/79305/zprom0002__polishing_mops_6in_x_1in_and_compounds__multibuy_pack/
That kit will last years + years of bike restoring.
Stick it in a drill (you'll need a mop arbor which has a conical reverse thread -cheap), use a vice or even clamp it to a table. It'll give you amazing -like new results.
I've polished up a lot of parts and usually the finish is too blinging but its good to get to that perfect finish then knock the shine back with some fine wire wool.
Put on some good music have a drink or whatever and zone out.The initial stages of scratch removal with the coarse paper is where you need to be careful not to alter the shape of the part or make more scratches.
mucias gracias, always find the info you need in this forum
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just need to upgrade the groupo now...
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just need to upgrade the groupo now...
- another bottle cage.
- another bottle cage.
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What size is it?
Looks large, but good. Not often you see that pulled off.
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newly arrived from teh bay:
zaschke, lovely stiff (and weighty) columbus max. requires complete strip down, treatment and refinish as the rust has taken firm hold at downtube bosses, cable routes and head/top tube. -
Lovely aero-looking forks. What's going on it?
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umm, haven't the faintest, will start looking around once the frame remedials are underway. expect (or don't) very sporadic updates. i think this could turn out to be my end to end and back again steed though...we'll see. just liked the look of it so much in the auction!
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Matters not how long it takes as long as you love doing it.
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that i do, plus, some of the bikes i'm riding at the moment are simply not up to my 100kgs of middle age excess!
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Are non-fixie-skidders finding a problem with egg-beaters releasing? I've been using a pair (stainless model) around London commuting in all weathers for 7-8 years fixed and I've only pulled out when the cleats have been really worn, but then I use my brake. Like Smallfurry I love the mechanism and the ease of use in traffic, they're a brilliant piece of industrial design.
Use Candy 2. Much better than Eggbeaters.
I think they're also great on a road bike. You can use the same shoes and walk like a normal person and not like you've got piles. If you don't race - use MTB pedals. Or Speedplays.
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