My floval project

[gossa]

Ok boys and girls, this is my cruiser.  it's not old school, new school or mid school, it's just my cruiser.  After riding for many teams and many years it's all I have left (apart from the now notorious pit bike in mums loft).  This site has inspired me to do a bit of a project on it so i'm seeking opinions.

Firstly, I ride this bike and plan on racing next year (time/business/kids/fiance permitting).  Right now it's a mish mash, 90's frame, 70's seatpost, 2006 seat etc so what do you think?

Right now i'm thinking of creating a slightlly retro look and feel but wilth all the peformance of a bike of today. How about polishing up the frame and cranks and fitting a lot of black/gold parts on it, if it wont polish up then maybe paint her black.

What would you do?

SPEC:
USA made floval/landing gears
Wheels: rear profile cassette/front crupi ti hubs on sun rims with dt spokes/blackwall comp3's
DRIVETRAIN: technique cranks, crupi chainring/pedals/sram chain and shimano cassette sprocket
SEAT: WTB power V on shimano DX post
BARS: Crupi cruiser bars and stem, avid v brakes

[darkersomeday]

Ok boys and girls, this is my cruiser.  it's mid school, it's just my cruiser.  After riding for many teams and many years it's all I have left (apart from the now notorious pit bike in mums loft).  This site has inspired me to do a bit of a project on it so i'm seeking opinions.

Firstly, I ride this bike and plan on racing next year (time/business/kids/fiance permitting).  Right now it's a mish mash, 90's frame, 70's seatpost, 2006 seat etc so what do you think?

Right now i'm thinking of creating a slightlly retro look and feel but wilth all the peformance of a bike of today. How about polishing up the frame and cranks and fitting a lot of black/gold parts on it, if it wont polish up then maybe paint her black.

What would you do?

SPEC:
USA made floval/landing gears
Wheels: rear profile cassette/front crupi ti hubs on sun rims with dt spokes/blackwall comp3's
DRIVETRAIN: technique cranks, crupi chainring/pedals/sram chain and shimano cassette sprocket
SEAT: WTB power V on shimano DX post
BARS: Crupi cruiser bars and stem, avid v brakes

thats a nice floval, proper SE too,
liking the technique cranks on there,
polished would be cool, why not do-it-yourself, its fairly straight forward,
try to keep some colour in the parts though, save it from the "silver dream racer" look

i'd race that , no probs

[Dingobmxer]

Floval with techniques???
not sure about that 




































 


  DINGO

[gossa]

Bollox, i thought I had about the only pair of those cranks around! Have many people got them?  I got mine at the WC in Michigan, I guess about 94/95?

No silver dream racer, quite the opposite.  I emailed John Kovachi last night about a set of black Kovachi hubs built on black sun rims with gold Marwi ti spokes!  on a polished frame with Dels infamous old school gold/black floval stickers, that could look sweet!

[Dingobmxer]

Bollox, i thought I had about the only pair of those cranks around! Have many people got them?  I got mine at the WC in Michigan, I guess about 94/95?

No silver dream racer, quite the opposite.  I emailed John Kovachi last night about a set of black Kovachi hubs built on black sun rims with gold Marwi ti spokes!  on a polished frame with Dels infamous old school gold/black floval stickers, that could look sweet!

Dont worry, my Techniques are now on this(with a bit of custom annodising thrown in) :-



the Floval F&F was sold

Kovachi hubs are sweet though, I have some on my OS racer

  DINGO

[gossa]

Sweet dingo!  If I go with the whole polished/blk/gld them my blue seatpost won't match, who make a light 22.2 seatpost with an integrated clamp?

[harris]

mmm techniques 

that looks a nice colour in the blue   

[Dingobmxer]

Why not get a Gold DX?
It would keep some soul of the original build 
  DINGO

[SaMAlex]

who make a light 22.2 seatpost with an integrated clamp?

I was just asking the same question earlier today for a race bike Im building.

Dont keep it to yourself now!

[Dingobmxer]

who make a light 22.2 seatpost with an integrated clamp?

I was just asking the same question earlier today for a race bike Im building.

Dont keep it to yourself now!

I dont think anyone does?
maybe a Renthal with VG guts or an Odyssey Robo clamp?

  DINGO

[MartyC]

who make a light 22.2 seatpost with an integrated clamp?

I was just asking the same question earlier today for a race bike Im building.

Dont keep it to yourself now!

There are a few turning up on egay at the moment and I think you'll find GeneralLee had a few for sale in silver or black a short while back 

[SaMAlex]

You can / could get Primo Rods in 22.2 (I got one of General Lee). They are micro adjust but they aint light!

[Dingobmxer]

You can / could get Primo Rods in 22.2 (I got one of General Lee). They are micro adjust but they aint light!

my point exactly 

Renthal with a (rocking horse poo) VG clamp would be tops 
or Shimano DX of course

  DINGO

[darkersomeday]

did odyssey make the in-tac in 22.2mm?

thomson might make one too,

si your primo rod post chrome alex?

[gossa]

Thomson only go down to 25.4, i'll find something.

Anyone got any gold ukai/araya cruiser rims? I know, shite out of a rocking horse................

[dialledbikes]

Clive, I think that Floval looks perfect as it is.  Though I guess old habits die hard for the OS King of Bling!