Project SS , updated 10/12/09, Houston we have a problem

[Scrat]

Hi,

Sorry progress has been a bit slow as work has gone mental, cutting all access to homers after work

I got half way through my chaintug though

Been busy gettig my group together.

Thanks for the interest

 

[Scrat]

Got a bit more done this weekend, this is the cunning plan I had but it didn't really come to fruition, the plan had been to run an internal hard line and have screw in compression fittings at the entry/exit.

Problems arose when I worked out standard fittings are 5mm and Hope hose is 6mm, So regular internal routing is go,

These are preliminary photos, I have more finishing work to do, but you get the idea

 

[Scrat]

I bolted it together for a brief ride just to make sure it worked

 

[Scrat]

I managed to get these for a good price, so I guess I'm doing a shiney clean silver build,

There are a few more bits coming, and I made the mistake of starting to polish An old H20 bottle cage I had, the problem is the preAno surface finish is as rough as dog balls, So I am up for many MANY! hours of prep work

Here you go, more photos

 

[FST4RD]

Everytime I come round and see this I love it more and more!
Thanks for the raceface cranks again!

 

[lewis1641]

holy shizzle batman. custom internal routing.

pm on way by the way, i need to pick your brains

 

[Scrat]

I'm beginning to regret the Shiney silver Path i'm treading

Every night my wife looks over and i'm rubbing away furiously with a gleeful, boardering on maniacal expression

Personally I blame WDpro for this, his Nth degree of perfection has made what I previously though to be OK look utter rubbish

And I'm a crap photographer, so It really doesn't do any justice.

Here are some more bits

 

[Scrat]

Also Bar and Stem as I got them, a serious restore is required for the stem.

What do you guys think about a Titanium bar? I bought it for its dampening qualities (+ carbon fork - yes i'm making that too :roll but i'm not sure dull bronze/grey is gonna cut the mustard

 

[Scrat]

Finally Colour poll:

1: Bianchi Green (this was the colour i'd chosen before pace came out with their SS, stink!)
2: Wine Red Burgundy, classic colour compliments Silver perfectly
3: Peach/Apricot, is it the Dutch team colour?

opinions or alternates please

 

[nporternz]

answers to your questions

1.. is that my old syncros post (not strictly an answer bu what the hell)

2... Ti bars - nope they dont look right - swap for some silver hyperlites?

3... fluoro gren with blue and pink splatter?