Complete rebuild of 1990's MTB to 2016 XT spec 1x10

Great work do far & I like the look of the Apollo! BMX bottom brackets are cool. I have to ask though- what does the frame weigh?
 
Hi CTK

Thanks, for any light weight bike fans you might to divert your eyes for this.

The total weight of the original Apollo bike was 12506 grammes.
The frame weighs 3210 grammes
The forks weigh 964 grammes

I have worked out and hoping to try and bring the new version of this bike in at around 10 kilograms.
 
How have I not seen this before...very interesting thread!

Keep up the good work!
 
So today the painting has begun..

With assistance from a friend at work within our work paint shop the frame and forks were washed down with industrial quick drying degreaser to remove any oils or grease left on the metalwork. Once dry we went over both parts with a tack cloth to ensure everything was super clean.

Once the paint shop was up to 30 degrees in temperature I applied three thin coats of light grey primer to all the exposed areas of metal together with around some of the more detailed sections on the frame. Once this had dried two coats of primer where applied all over the fork and frames so that the colour was now an even shade of light grey without any red shinning through.

It has been left up tonight to dry fully overnight... Photos below
 

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Tonight I have taken apart the original brakes. After a recommendation to replace these to dual pivot caliper long arm brakes I looked into it. However I kind of prefer the look of the pressed steel single pivot versions.

However to match with the context of the project I plan to spray these up in Night Blue Metallic to match the bike frame and retention the springs. All fittings will be either replaced with polished 316 stainless steel or painted to match the brakes and frame.

New pads will be purchased to provide more braking performance. Photos of the dismantling of the front brake below...
 

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further images of brake strip down...
 

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Further brake images...

All of these parts will be painted or replaced with stainless steel fittings
 

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Re:

Take care with those brakes, my first "MTB" was really a BSO, I managed to bend the metal arms on the front brake forward enough for the pads to touch the tyre walls.

Anyway loving the thread.
 
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