GT Edge

Might as well kick things off.

NOS aluminium GT Edge road f&f bought off here, via Paris, maybe 2018? I'll be fekked if I can remember from who or find the thread...

Since then in above guise it's been raced, used as fast commuter/city bike, club rides etc.

I cannot stress enough how fast this is. Super torque'y, super light. Put the power down and it flies. And it's 25 yo (anyone want to correct me on that?)

Recent history has seen it unloved and serving turbo duties, getting slowly destroyed by my sweat. All of the sweat...

No more. This thread will document its rise again. The original fork felt noodly, so after snapping a Columbus full carbon 1" fork (drafting a lorry at time, another story), I feel a lot happier now with the above Tifosi 1" carbon/alu steerer. It and the frame will be stripped by:

https://bicyclecoffeeshop.com/
https://www.facebook.com/bicyclecoffeeshop/

(My club, their shop)

And resprayed by:

https://velopaintworks.com/

Not sure what will replace the campag record/chorus group. Not sure of much right now tbh. Just thought I'd kick things off here to document the process.

No guarantees re updates/pics anything really. What I do know is the metal will again be shiny and poppin af, and there will be some kind of fade from forks into frame with logos redrawn. And some blue...

All suggestions/feedback welcome.

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Must be this: https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/314580/#14007125

Absolutely is!

Oh fuck what have I done to this frame...

Could cry after seeing the original sales thread pics sifriday linked.

And so it begins.

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Once alu polished up it's getting clear coat from
https://www.cerakote.com/project-gallery

And some fade action from
https://www.smdesigns.co.uk/collections/candy2o

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Totally awesome. Would love that frame. Reminds me of the GT Zaskar I desperately wanted but never had.

Here we go!

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Wow. Now that‘s a sick fade!

Wooow

Now that's cool

WOTAFADE

Fuck yes

Plot twist. Ain't sticking...

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Oooft, mad highs and lows

Oh no! Hope you find a fix as that looked fab

Fuck no

Subbed, for the mad plot twists and tension.

I seem to remember someone on here advising on the difficulties inherent in doing a fade to raw… @general_greyharbour maybe?

Good practice is to clearcoat the frame with a direct adhesion clear in place of a primer.
This will maintain the finish of the raw metal and protect it etc

Then, you can fade front-to-back... you'll get a better fade with a candy or something with translucency rather than a solid or metallic.

Then you clear over the whole lot.

I'll bore you more if you've more questions.

There's a decent example of it here...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CiChDrosyaq/

Working on it, thanks for response. That Susan black to raw fade looks chefs kiss

Candy and logo inspiration is:

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ah shit. the fade looked amazing as well.
hope the paint comes off without too much drama.

Yess

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Fuck yes

Someone commented elsewhere about the amount of road bikes back in project threads. Absolutely, great to see! That Saeco for example is top drawer. Personally I was really missing a fast, simple mechanical ride. (As much as I love my 'do it all' Trek boone - carbon, hydro disc, compact double, big tyres etc. etc).

And so in typical lfgss fashion tarting up an old frame has turned into the above...

Now no way can I put the old campag bits back on this lol. So it's either hang it on the wall, or start looking for swank group/wheels/finish kit. Though I've presently no inspiration/benjamins/time for this. No idea where to start. Back asap...

Edit: open to any/all suggestions. I do know one thing, this needs Campenaerts mansize gearing.