Anti-theft parts bin sh*tter.

[novocaine]

How are you going to make the grips look melted and feel sticky?

Saddle too?
A sticky saddle is a strong deterrent

fit OG Yetis.

 

[Tsundere]

How are you going to make the grips look melted and feel sticky?

Saddle too?
A sticky saddle is a strong deterrent

I'm going to age the cable outers with solvent and sand paper. Isopropyl is good for messing up dyed surfaces and will rough most saddles up.

As mentioned earlier in the thread, I want the experience of riding it to be as pleasurable as possible, as grips are the one part of the bike my body will be in direct contact with I'll probably just go with one of the scruffy well worn pairs I've got, and not mess too much with them.

 

[pictonroad]

This is brilliant, great idea, well executed.

 

[Tsundere]

Started the assembly today.

I decided not to mess with the mudguards, they already have a bit of rust and some dinks, plus how clean they are just serve to make the rest of the bike look worse. Found another saddle which was already quite tatty, I used isopropyl to rough up the lacquer, added some unneeded duct tape to make it look worse.

Tatty pedals were another garage find, as with the rest bearings are sweet, they just look bad.

Very pleased with how the paintwork has come out. I tested it on a mate when he came round, asked him if the frameset was worth saving, he had a proper look and told me it was beyond saving and to chuck it

Just brakes, shifter, cables, grips and chain to go on.

 

[grantoury]

It reminds me of work by Marcel Duchamp, an everyday object elevated to a work of art, as a comment on life and art.

It may have more existential value than a perfectly finished, NOS looking Rocky Mountain Hammer.

 

[Frankenorange]

I think it needs odd rims. A cheapo aluminium deep aero rim maybe?. Definitely needs a sticker of some sort.

 

[Tsundere]

I think it needs odd rims. A cheapo aluminium deep aero rim maybe?. Definitely needs a sticker of some sort.

I agree, front wheel can be swapped out easily enough. Rear wheel needs to stay as it's the only spare 8 speed I've got.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Dropping this here as a reminder of how far we've come. It's almost hard to believe...

 

[highlandsflyer]

Dropping this here as a reminder of how far we've come. It's almost hard to believe...
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Well; that's certainly an improvement.

 

[Lucidone]

Let's hope there aren't any bike thieves on Retrobike or they might see this as some sort of insult / challenge to their trade!

Fantastic job!