Author Topic: Found an old photo (Read 6538 times)

JOO · « **on:** March 03, 2011, 01:56 PM »

My bike bitd just before it got nicked Is it poss to tell what year the f&f is from that pic or not? Thanks

ED209 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 03, 2011, 01:59 PM »

that was a nice bike dude... bet you were SO PLEASED to have that robbed

JOO · « **Reply #2 on:** March 03, 2011, 02:04 PM »

Ok thanks i'll see if i can find anymore pics of the rear brake. And can you tell what size the bars are i think they are pro but i'm not certain cheers

JOO · « **Reply #3 on:** March 03, 2011, 02:23 PM »

I was gutted!! we where inseperable,i used to take it to bits and put it in a suitcase and take it on familly holidays to majorca and the one time i wasn't allowed to take it i took the leather donut off the grips and took that in my pocket and kept it there all holiday and when i got back it had gone.

CD17 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 03, 2011, 05:31 PM »

Quote from: JOO on March 03, 2011, 02:23 PM

I was gutted!! we where inseperable,i used to take it to bits and put it in a suitcase and take it on familly holidays to majorca and the one time i wasn't allowed to take it i took the leather donut off the grips and took that in my pocket and kept it there all holiday and when i got back it had gone.

Fook, that is real $hit, are you going to build another one

brettypeeps · « **Reply #5 on:** March 03, 2011, 05:34 PM »

Love the old pics. Shame you had it nicked. Time to build a new one me thinks

JOO · « **Reply #6 on:** March 03, 2011, 07:08 PM »

Yep i'm on with it now just got f&f but it's white so i'm thinking of getting it chromed and then get all the same bits as i had before. But i quite like it white so not sure if i should build somthing similar with better parts that will prob look better than my old one or just copy it exact cos that is prob the only way it will be like getting my bike back

lk_97 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 03, 2011, 07:38 PM »

Do it like your old one

I have some cw's and an sr stem if your interested?

JOO · « **Reply #8 on:** March 03, 2011, 08:34 PM »

bobafett · « **Reply #9 on:** March 04, 2011, 02:57 PM »

Quote from: lk_97 on March 03, 2011, 07:38 PM

Do it like your old one

X2

Peter J · « **Reply #10 on:** March 04, 2011, 03:21 PM »

Quote from: bobafett on March 04, 2011, 02:57 PM

Quote from: lk_97 on March 03, 2011, 07:38 PM

Do it like your old one

X2

X 3

58 delray · « **Reply #11 on:** March 04, 2011, 07:42 PM »

Quote from: JOO on March 03, 2011, 02:04 PM

Ok thanks i'll see if i can find anymore pics of the rear brake. And can you tell what size the bars are i think they are pro but i'm not certain cheers

look like expert to me, anyone else ?

ED209 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 05, 2011, 04:20 AM »

Sorry but if its a NOS ( or really good condition ) white frameset you've got then if it was mine I'd swap it for a chrome one but don't have it chromed

make sure you get the black blocks on the front and red on the back to recreate the brake rub

god is in the details y'know

JOO · « **Reply #13 on:** March 05, 2011, 10:51 AM »

Ha yes i was wondering if i should just get white brake pads this time round but i wouldn't be the same! You missed the headset thats red at the bottom and chrome at the top i also have a home made flex fighter made from a cut down red mushroom grip.

BMX1973 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 06, 2011, 05:36 PM »

Thats a real shame you got it nicked

I bet it was someone who knew you, or a friend of a friend who knew you was going on holiday.

CD17 · « **Reply #15 on:** March 06, 2011, 08:30 PM »

Quote from: JOO on March 05, 2011, 10:51 AM

i also have a home made flex fighter made from a cut down red mushroom grip.

Probably worked just as well as a proper flex fighter

JOO · « **Reply #16 on:** March 12, 2011, 06:35 PM »

Got the frame and forks on friday and they looked good in white but i thought i'd better have it the same as it was so i stripped off the paint so i could get it chrome plated but when i took the paint off i found body filla on the top tube so i got that off and the frame looked like this

well pissed off so not sure what to do now

rooski · « **Reply #17 on:** March 12, 2011, 08:50 PM »

that looks nasty Joo

needs filling with lead or braze

JOO · « **Reply #18 on:** March 12, 2011, 09:10 PM »

Have you had to have somthing similar repaired that way?

rick1970 · « **Reply #19 on:** March 12, 2011, 09:19 PM »

Quote from: rooski on March 12, 2011, 08:50 PM

that looks nasty Joo
needs filling with lead or braze

fookin gutted for yer ,not the end of the world get it filled and powdered coated and build tribute sister bike

mattfx81 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 12, 2011, 09:27 PM »

Ive brazed a few dinks but nothing as bad as that structurally. If you cant return it to the seller at least try and get a partial refund or at worst get it brazed or lead filled. Personally I would go for a brazed repair as it may add some strength to the area and then you can file it down then sand and polish it flush. I wouldnt advise riding that bike hard at any point though in the future unless you replaced the entire toptube and then you would have issues with heat affecting the materials crystal stucture and that is why 4130 frames go through heat treatment after welding.

Matt

rooski · « **Reply #21 on:** March 12, 2011, 09:31 PM »

Quote from: JOO on March 12, 2011, 09:10 PM

Have you had to have somthing similar repaired that way?

I have filled smaller dints with weld but that needs braze or lead,its the best way to do it,as the tube is quite thin

the frame will be slightly bulged where its been whacked,so may need some work to get it round again $:-\$ ,think thats where the grind marks come into it

mattfx81 · « **Reply #22 on:** March 12, 2011, 09:47 PM »

If its been ground to get it round then that area is going to be thin as fack... Good thing with braze is that it has alot lower melting temp than the parent metal so will work fine, just dont ride it hard.

If you are in the north west drop it off to me and I will braze it up for you when I get a minute and I wont charge you.

JOO · « **Reply #23 on:** March 20, 2011, 11:11 PM »

I heard if you fill the toptube with water and plug it and put it in the freezer it can push the dents out so here we go........

JOO · « **Reply #24 on:** March 20, 2011, 11:14 PM »