Salsa Vaya, the Resurrection - TvH's touring stuff

Babby's first dynamo wheel. Recycled spokes for extra sustainable cred

Great looking rack, and awesome wheel.

Yess!

Offered up the wheel and mated it to the fork and now they're married I guess?

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We're approaching the finale here. Powdercoat has been booked in. The question now is, white errything, or black rack and/or black fork?

I'd say white forks black rack, if the other components are also black

Rasta jellybeans on the fork of course

I have a white Brompton. That should read I have a dirty Brompton. Never again.

Well it gonna be jellybeans so white it must be.

It's tricky, I think fork jellybeans might be over-egging it. Most of the examples I've seen have black forks.

Also musing on the idea of just clearcoating or linseed oiling the rack, 'cause the fillets are so nice. Not sure how that would effect the longevity

Sorted some brakes out?

Don't! Really don't. I can show you photos of why not.

White forks black rack

I'm voting for a black fork.

Re linseed oil, I think @M_V treated some handlebars with it, maybe ask him about longevity?

Haven't redone the fittings on the hoses yet, but yes, XT calipers

I did. Not sure I'd want to make a definitive stement on the longevity of it as a finish though as I haven't been using the bars, they have been in my slightly damp garage though and don't seem to have developed any corrosion.

I guess a rack is going to be subjected to a lot of rubbing and wearing so a more solid coating may be advisable?

From a bit of a read up, as long as stuff is sandblasted or chemically stripped first a clear powdercoat is pretty good at preventing rust, but I think I'm veering towards black for the fork and rack anyhow

Nickel-plated

I continue to be surprised and delighted by this stuff

It's orange, not an Orange

That...that is fucking good mate. Real good.

I'm properly pleased, I was expecting a simple, FBNPNA bit of machining, not rad cromo brazing!

Its currently a rather fetching burnt orange.

Looks to be coming along lovely.

who’s made your rack? Would like one similar ツ

Gav at August Cycles. He seems to be enjoying the challenge, if not how long it's taking!

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