Roberts #120 Cyclocross - Restoration

[PanoIgano]

Jeezzzzzzz how I’d love to ride this one! Gripping (can I even use this word when it comes to paint jobs?) paint job as usual!

Gottobe a keeper this one…

 

[PhillB]

Jeezzzzzzz how I’d love to ride this one! Gripping (can I even use this word when it comes to paint jobs?) paint job as usual!

Gottobe a keeper this one…

Cheers Panos! and yes, I think I'll hang on to this one, it's a bit special.

Gripping is a good word as some of my early paint jobs effectively 'fell off' the bike... practice makes....well... better anyway .

Also as I paint outdoors, this was my last paint job of 2024, until the weather warms up around March/April

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Seeing the bike outside in daylight, l love the colour.

 

[PhillB]

Seeing the bike outside in daylight, l love the colour.

It was about as close as I could get to the original, (without getting a colour match) which itself grew on me. In my mind I thought it would work with the decals, saddle and silver components....I'm happy with how it turned out.

It is a spray.bike paint called 'Peacock'. Clearcoat is SprayMax2K

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

It was about as close as I could get to the original, (without getting a colour match) which itself grew on me. In my mind I thought it would work with the decals, saddle and silver components....I'm happy with how it turned out.

It is a spray.bike paint called 'Peacock'. Clearcoat is SprayMax2K

Well worth your efforts and I like all the bikes you've done

 

[PhillB]

Well worth your efforts and I like all the bikes you've done

Cheers I enjoy following yours too!

 

[PhillB]

Still on the lookout for grips that match the saddle, plus am probably going to swap out the stem for a 90mm...this one is 120mm and a little too long (It can go on my Simoncini project in waiting

 

[peetee]

Oooo, I like that.
You are lucky to get 35c in there. I can only fit 30c knobblies in my Nigel Dean tourer which means some off-road jaunts are a bit sketchy.

 

[PhillB]

Oooo, I like that.
You are lucky to get 35c in there. I can only fit 30c knobblies in my Nigel Dean tourer which means some off-road jaunts are a bit sketchy.

Thank you I was able (much to his annoyance) to test fit the wheels from my son’s GT grade which are running 35c so I had reasonable confidence I could get away with it… might even have managed a 38c but that would be pushing it