MacRetro chat and rides thread

[kaiser]

my new saddle

 

[jimihendrix]

Markie boy HTFU, get some pics up

Sure thing boss

Changed the stem for one that fits the steerer better for now, also changed the bars for risers as the front was just too low.

Gils stickers are superb

Top job on the Rockhopper so far ZZ , paint looks fantastic, is that your first rattlecan job ?

Where did you get the Saddle K ?, nick it of Andy Stewarts bike

 

[kaiser]

Decals look the bawz preferd the look of the flats but you've gotta go with what works You got a close up of the hanger, I'm still no diggin it, in fact is it a single bolt holding the angled parts the gither?

 

[jimihendrix]

I think there is a closer pic of the hanger on the project thread (my camera is mince though) , hanger actualy started out as a bit of 1/2" alloy bar, ground a flat on one end and put a hole in the other then got my neighbour to weld it to the fork bridge but it turned out to be too low so i had to cut the round bar in half and extend it with a bit of square bar, bolted together with 10mm bolts, the bottom bolt is done mega tight with threadlock so should'nt turn (i hope ), it's not pretty either but should do the job, brakes seem pretty good actually.

 

[zigzag]

Zaskar's looking great Jimi. I thought I'd prefer the bare polished ally look, but the decals finish it off. Wouldn't be worrying too much about the hanger's looks either, as long as it works.

Rockhopper's my first attempt at rattlecan, just wanted to see if I could do it. I reckon I did OK, bike's best viewed from about 10 feet though I could have done a better job prepping the surface, and I'm not all that happy with the clearcoating either. Really enjoyed the process of doing it though, no a bad way to spend the winter evenings, and I do get a wee kick out of the whole 'I did that' thing.

Kaiser, where did you get that saddle? It's the McBawz.

 

[kaiser]

It certainly is the McBawz rather sadly I've been waiting about 3 months for this to come oot. Its a gusset r series, got it from activesport.

 

[clockworkgazz]

No riding today, busy aboot the hoose instead Did manage to wheel half a bike out into the snow though...

looks amazing ZZ top work, hope I'm not there when you scratch her for the first time- tears from a grown man is a hard one to watch.

and looks the business JH and agree with your choice of bars, if it is a rider then it has to be comfy.

That is a loud saddle K, is it for the kona? And when you lacing your wheels?

You lot have been very busy top marks and back slaps all round

 

[velomaniac]

Love the saddle Kaiser, VERY Bay City Rollers

 

[kaiser]

That is a loud saddle K, is it for the kona? And when you lacing your wheels?

Yes and when the spokes arrive. Having second thoughts on the brakes. Was going retro but tbh I'm not sure why :? Will probably plump for a budget modern set, either BB7's or Juicy 3's.See if owt pops up in the sales.

 

[kaiser]

Love the saddle Kaiser, VERY Bay City Rollers

matches ma jaiket see