Platypus HQ - Functional Bikes and Trips

this is mega,

did you at least do some sweet skids when the front brake exploded?

are they to be avoided at all costs?

I'd avoid any brake where the pad retaining device has been accidentally omitted :)

loads, natch

LBS put in the retaining screw, I guess they could have tightened it up a bit more!

Oh dear :/

less brakes chat, more riding.
3 days in the sun last weekend was blissful.

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nice, where did you go?
I assumed youd ditch this for the isen

any update?

Bump

good bumps
I have acquired a Bianchi with some spicy extras from the legend @Hulsroy
It needs a nice powder coat from Aurum

To narrow things down I present a beautiful 1973 Jeep colour chart, which tone should I pick?
Do I leave the forks chrome?

Many thanks for opinionated replies

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colours
s/o Blackbird Spyplane for this one

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Return of the fixie! Come to HDIJ

135 if you're feeling bright, 431 for wild camping stealth.
Lose the chrome.

431 for me too. Would look mint with those silver guards. Out of interest do you know what width tyres are fitted in the above pic?

For maximum Golf thread-gains, Fairway green (or to be more serious because it's nice)

28c Conti Four Seasons.. They came up quite big so ordinary 28c and mudguards no problem.

Damn, now my next bike has got to be painted ' avocado mist'

https://youtu.be/gG7Vx2uKIsg

Also tempted by avo mist. What paint system do the numbers correspond to?

In 28 they're my current winter tyre. Looks like you did a fab job on this one.

Ta. It built itself tbh. @platypus will do it justice

great suggestions all.
some1 mentioned the land rover paint chart, which is below.
I like that some you can only get with a V8.

"marine blue" LR is growing on me, avo mist is a bit US military cosplay

Marine blue is go

great.
RAL 5008 Grey Blue is the closest I could find so it will be like that.

Good enough!
Excited to see it build up again

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