Author Topic: Rule S&M Britannia (Read 3454 times)

JT71 · « **on:** July 29, 2008, 10:05 AM »

got my new stem today. cheers to Zippy, he got it yesterday and it hit my desk at 8am this morning.
that's some service.

some of you love it, some of you hate it, here it is on my bike, I think it looks fokking brill.
(apologies for pic quality, it's my camera phone)

SaMAlex · « **Reply #1 on:** July 29, 2008, 10:10 AM »

Wicked JT, nice one.

Love or hate the look of it, its all about the heart and sole of whats under there that counts.

(haha, can you tell that Im having an emotional week!)

Stodgy · « **Reply #2 on:** July 29, 2008, 10:11 AM »

Looks the nuts mate

I like it.

Lazarou · « **Reply #3 on:** July 29, 2008, 10:32 AM »

Quote from: S&MAlex on July 29, 2008, 10:10 AM

Wicked JT, nice one.

Love or hate the look of it, its all about the heart and sole of whats under there that counts.

(haha, can you tell that Im having an emotional week!)

...are the painters in dear?

Zippy · « **Reply #4 on:** July 29, 2008, 10:46 AM »

Ultra rare as well because S&M only made a small run of them. Since they've hit these shores people have started going nuts over them and the importer is currently trying to get another run made as we speak. If they're successfull I'll be getting 2 of them for sale through here only.

Zippy · « **Reply #5 on:** July 29, 2008, 10:53 AM »

Here's another piccy of one.

Sean 2000 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 29, 2008, 02:16 PM »

Sorry but i stand by what i said a few weeks ago..........looks cheap and tacky to me! Its my opinion and i'm entitled to it

I'll get me coat

JT71 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 29, 2008, 02:19 PM »

Quote from: Sean 2000 on July 29, 2008, 02:16 PM

Sorry but i stand by what i said a few weeks ago..........looks cheap and tacky to me! Its my opinion and i'm entitled to it

I'll get me coat

some will love it, some will hate it. be boring world if we all liked the same stuff.

good thing about opinions...you can't be wrong, it's your opinion after all.

SaMAlex · « **Reply #8 on:** July 29, 2008, 02:28 PM »

Quote from: Sean 2000 on July 29, 2008, 02:16 PM

Sorry but i stand by what i said a few weeks ago..........looks cheap and tacky to me! Its my opinion and i'm entitled to it

Ah but if you painted it black it would still be the best stem on the planet.
The outside package is just a bonus (if you like that kind of thing)

Longun · « **Reply #9 on:** July 29, 2008, 02:31 PM »

Anyone know what that finish is/how it's done? 'cos presumably they could do it with any design.

SaMAlex · « **Reply #10 on:** July 29, 2008, 02:36 PM »

Quote from: Longun on July 29, 2008, 02:31 PM

Anyone know what that finish is/how it's done? 'cos presumably they could do it with any design.

There is a way of doing that called dip coating (or simlar things). I think they do it like that.

You get a sheet of pattern, like wallpaper, and you float it on one end of a big bath of water. The paper comes away from the actual ink and leaves a film of pattern on the surface. you then dip the stem (or whatever) into the non pattern end, and pull it back out through the floating pattern. You can do any pattern (wood, carbon fiber, dots) but its better if its not to linear cos the pattern stretches when you drag it round a corner.

You can usually tell if its done this way cos the last edge to leave the bath is often crap, with a join line.

Keef · « **Reply #11 on:** July 29, 2008, 02:46 PM »

Looks like one of those magic eye things...

pickle · « **Reply #12 on:** July 29, 2008, 03:01 PM »

can't make my mind up Joe?? but it is diferent so that's cool in itself

firebird4130 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 29, 2008, 03:11 PM »

could it be anodized like this "urban camo" on this gun?

JT71 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 29, 2008, 03:13 PM »

Quote from: pickle on July 29, 2008, 03:01 PM

can't make my mind up Joe?? but it is diferent so that's cool in itself

and if I nail a 50/50 grind tonight I'll say t'was the stem that made me do it.

josh_spratty · « **Reply #15 on:** July 29, 2008, 03:19 PM »

mmmmmmmmmmm looks good

pickle · « **Reply #16 on:** July 29, 2008, 03:30 PM »

the only thing i'll be grinding on tonight will be...............no lets not go there!

JT71 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 29, 2008, 03:35 PM »

Quote from: pickle on July 29, 2008, 03:30 PM

the only thing i'll be grinding on tonight will be...............no lets not go there!

you dry bumming another RAd member tonight?

I probably won't be grinding either, but I'll be giving it a damn good go.

dialledbikes · « **Reply #18 on:** July 29, 2008, 04:00 PM »

Quote from: S&MAlex on July 29, 2008, 02:36 PM

Quote from: Longun on July 29, 2008, 02:31 PM
Anyone know what that finish is/how it's done? 'cos presumably they could do it with any design.

There is a way of doing that called dip coating (or simlar things). I think they do it like that.

You get a sheet of pattern, like wallpaper, and you float it on one end of a big bath of water. The paper comes away from the actual ink and leaves a film of pattern on the surface. you then dip the stem (or whatever) into the non pattern end, and pull it back out through the floating pattern. You can do any pattern (wood, carbon fiber, dots) but its better if its not to linear cos the pattern stretches when you drag it round a corner.

You can usually tell if its done this way cos the last edge to leave the bath is often crap, with a join line.

Is this what they call "sumblimated" finish?

kev-s · « **Reply #19 on:** July 29, 2008, 05:48 PM »

im not keen on it, i think it would look better if the union jack was whole on each side like this

if you get what i mean, aslong as your happy with it and will prob be worth some money in the future

Stodgy · « **Reply #20 on:** July 30, 2008, 12:08 PM »

Look what arrived for me this morning...

Yum or Yuck. I like it in a tacky blackpool kinda way.

Lazarou · « **Reply #21 on:** July 30, 2008, 12:16 PM »

I can't say i love it but i do run something similar....

They did an Ice and Fire version a while ago.

QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #22 on:** July 30, 2008, 12:35 PM »

its the fooking price that killed me

Zippy · « **Reply #23 on:** July 30, 2008, 01:50 PM »

Buy them through me and you get 17.5% off the SRP.

SaMAlex · « **Reply #24 on:** July 30, 2008, 02:04 PM »

Quote from: Zippy on July 30, 2008, 01:50 PM

Buy them through me and you get 17.5% off the SRP.

I thought you didnt have any left?

Author Topic: Rule S&M Britannia (Read 3454 times)

JT71

SaMAlex

Lazarou

Sean 2000

JT71

SaMAlex

Longun

SaMAlex

Keef

firebird4130

JT71

JT71

dialledbikes

Lazarou

SaMAlex