'My little despot balance bike' - Talbot Frameworks

Deep burn.

Couldn't resist a cheeky mock up before work...

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i do hope santa is bringing my little despot a kryptonite lock and a serious talking to about how locking is a very good idea everytime, everywhere

She can't go out on it! you mad Bro?

Well that's just shit! Off to halfords you go.

So this:

https://www.facebook.com/ecobicycle/videos/1060780560613281/

And so it begins. @hoops warned me this was going to take some time, but fuck me this is painful. ~15 coats per colour, 3 colours. Blerrrrrrrrr...

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LOL. Flake takes all the time. You done a test panel?
What clear 2k you using? A good quality fast curing clear such as Klar 565 can help speed things up. £180 odd a tin though.

I'm pretty overspent right now....

You'll need to be rich in patience then!

Fuck

What's happened?

"patience"

Not Matt's favourite virtue, I believe.

Ah.

Take deep breaths etc.

Too late, somehow set it on fire.

Jk obvs, have decided to not do anything g else that can go terribly wrong this late at night, so just a bit of flatting then bed now. I'm covered in glitter, so the children will be pleased.

I got away with only 14 coats on my current project. 4 coats of etch primer, 3 coats of white base, 3 coats of pink pearl, and 4 coats of laquer. The downside was the time spent doing it, the upside is the finish is rather good (though I say it myself) and the vast quantity of paint has helped cover up some of the more shonky welding...

Good match on the headset colour BTW. V impressive.

Forgot about balance bike for mini child, here it is, obvs just needs saddle.

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Fantastic.

Amazing work

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These bikes are massively awesome, that balance bike is nuts!

I want a pink glitter bike!

Fancy adopting a middle aged man......

This thread bugs me a bit though. My 6 year old asked me to build him a bike. Like the ones I make myself. I ride with him a lot, and he shows a real interest in my bikes. Just couldn't see the economics of it. All those special small bits (yes. Even smaller than the bits on my bikes). Just for him to grow out of them.

I did buy him a new lighter bike. But this puts me to shame :(

Every morning at 6am I am reminded how 2 is quite enough thanks, although I would imagine you would sleep in longer....

Not really fair comparing yourself in this regard to someone who has access to all the equipment needed to build frames I don't think, it;s an uneven playing field. I have thought about making a 'the little shit's grow out of everything so quick' swap shop for nice bikes and bike bits for children thread. Maybe now is the time?

@Smallfurry @coldharbour - Just be glad that none of your children will grow as fast as I did D: