Fixing a Victorian

[Nabeaquam]

A few photos.

 

[Woz]

It's almost there. The new saddle on original rails and clamp is priceless. That I feel is the ultimate in making modern and vintage fit for rider.

Now the critique eye Call me what you want, and you don't need to take any notice.

The chain tugs on the rear drop-puts are too shiny and too long. In visual art (especially photography) the eye is first drawn to the lightest element, and then wants to roam around from there. For the eye there is not much to roam around with a bit on the extremity and it feels out of place compared to the rest; I would suggest dumming down the chain tug.

Attempt to leave the brightest obvious spot on the bike the headbage which will involve the viewer to look deeper because there is a wealth of information in it. Ideally the bottom cup of the headset needs some blotches of shiny on the sides. When the front is focused on, the headbadge is read, they will go back to the bike as a whole and re-scan left to right, and top to bottom.

Call me a nerd

 

[Nabeaquam]

I noticed from the photos that the front tire is on backwards. What a pain, 45 minute job to back off the axle, spread the fork and reverse the wheel. I lost track of what was right, I was only thinking about getting it to work. The plan is to tell anyone who notices that the front tire is a French military tire, designed to have traction for retreating.

 

[Nabeaquam]

It's almost there. The new saddle on original rails and clamp is priceless. That I feel is the ultimate in making modern and vintage fit for rider.

Now the critique eye Call me what you want, and you don't need to take any notice.

The chain tugs on the rear drop-puts are too shiny and too long. In visual art (especially photography) the eye is first drawn to the lightest element, and then wants to roam around from there. For the eye there is not much to roam around with a bit on the extremity and it feels out of place compared to the rest; I would suggest dumming down the chain tug.

Attempt to leave the brightest obvious spot on the bike the headbage which will involve the viewer to look deeper because there is a wealth of information in it. Ideally the bottom cup of the headset needs some blotches of shiny on the sides. When the front is focused on, the headbadge is read, they will go back to the bike as a whole and re-scan left to right, and top to bottom.

Call me a nerd

You are right. From one nerd to another I did use grey primer on them and other shiny bits to try and make them look like zinc plating, but that mostly rubbed off. Look at it in zoom mode and you can see a little still on the axle nuts and in the chain tug threads. It tones it down slightly, but I’m not happy with the look. Good idea that failed in the execution. Stove black does nothing, the parts are too smooth.

 

[Mickeyspinn]

It's almost there. The new saddle on original rails and clamp is priceless. That I feel is the ultimate in making modern and vintage fit for rider.

Now the critique eye Call me what you want, and you don't need to take any notice.

The chain tugs on the rear drop-puts are too shiny and too long. In visual art (especially photography) the eye is first drawn to the lightest element, and then wants to roam around from there. For the eye there is not much to roam around with a bit on the extremity and it feels out of place compared to the rest; I would suggest dumming down the chain tug.

Attempt to leave the brightest obvious spot on the bike the headbage which will involve the viewer to look deeper because there is a wealth of information in it. Ideally the bottom cup of the headset needs some blotches of shiny on the sides. When the front is focused on, the headbadge is read, they will go back to the bike as a whole and re-scan left to right, and top to bottom.

Call me a nerd

I will...


Nerd

 

[Mickeyspinn]

You are right. From one nerd to another I did use grey primer on them and other shiny bits to try and make them look like zinc plating, but that rubbed off. Good idea that failed in the execution. Stove black does nothing, too smooth.

Big bucket of rusty bolts....chuck em in and shake em that'll dull them down

 

[Nabeaquam]

Big bucket of rusty bolts....chuck em in and shake em that'll dull them down

I have that, one gallon jug of extremely rusty nails taken from my fire pit. I’m too lazy to shake them. This winter I’ll put the shiny stuff in the bucket of rusty stuff and drive all winter with them in my truck bed. Lot of bad roads and gravel here.

 

[Woz]

I noticed from the photos that the front tire is on backwards. What a pain, 45 minute job to back off the axle, spread the fork and reverse the wheel. I lost track of what was right, I was only thinking about getting it to work. The plan is to tell anyone who notices that the front tire is a French military tire, designed to have traction for retreating.

Good try. That will wash for some....

 

[Woz]

Going to be signing out soon for tonight. Just how many bikes are out there with this perch?

Is the embossed name in the saddle something more that we don't know about?

 

[Mickeyspinn]

Going to be signing out soon for tonight. Just how many bikes are out there with this perch?

Is the embossed name in the saddle something more that we don't know about?



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There needs to be another bike with a saddle like that....and it needs to be mine...that's handsome.