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Building a retro bike
I'm in the progress of choosing components to create a kind of retro
look for hardtail. Just for fun. I got the frame sorted out, a Salsa Ala Carte (orange) And the seat is a brown Selle Italia Storika (Way lighter than Brooks, and funky looking enough for my retro look) I've seen builds with this frame with all black parts, so I'm going silver. But I wonder if I can somehow get gray/silver handles for disc breaks like formula or avid 7? As I'm trying to get away from the modern carbon-look back to the 80/90 steel/alu look. I intially planned to use sram, but XT seem to fit more the shiny (lack of) color scheme I'm looking for - which kind of sucks. Or are there an option to get an all silver x9 without going all crazy and polish it down? (there are a limit to my madness). headset is easy to get in the right color, raceface deus is a nice shiny crank with nice CNC machined sharp edges to grind my legs on :P, it's pretty hard to find any more shiny handlebars than the race face deus in gray - why are they all black?) and so forth. So what I'd like is input on reccomended durable lightweight xc parts in silver (prefferably blank and not colored) within a reasonable age that I might have overlooked in my research. Or do I have to reconsider beeing sane, and go buy some clear coat and polish down to get my desired look? |
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On Mar 23, 9:11 am, Geir Eivind Mork -
spam.block.com wrote: I've seen builds with this frame with all black parts, so I'm going silver. But I wonder if I can somehow get gray/silver handles for disc breaks like formula or avid 7? Avid Ultimate brake levers. Retro, huh? http://www.rutteger.demon.co.uk/bike...relloyo001.JPG JD |
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JD skrev:
On Mar 23, 9:11 am, Geir Eivind Mork - spam.block.com wrote: I've seen builds with this frame with all black parts, so I'm going silver. But I wonder if I can somehow get gray/silver handles for disc breaks like formula or avid 7? Avid Ultimate brake levers. Retro, huh? http://www.rutteger.demon.co.uk/bike...relloyo001.JPG HEhe, Syncros is about as 90s as one can get it when it comes to bike brands. I had Zoom on my last (bought 1999) bike. Wonder if they still are in business with the same look. I'd like some hydraulic disc brakes, and I can only find silver with black handles in avid ultimate. I found an mechanical avid with the right look but I'm not that found of cables. Looks like my quest for shiny parts is quite tough. Headset is easy, I atleast can get a shiny crank too, shiny wheels is also ok. Breaks are tough, handlebars are even tougher and same with stem - seatpost seem to be easier. But stem / handlebars are the one that I most want to be shiny. And hopefully not heavy stainless steel. any idea? (is there any clear aluminium ones? or do I have to go titan which sounds rather expensive and exotic.) |
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Geir Eivind Mork wrote:
I'm in the progress of choosing components to create a kind of retro look for hardtail. Just for fun. I got the frame sorted out, a Salsa Ala Carte (orange) And the seat is a brown Selle Italia Storika (Way lighter than Brooks, and funky looking enough for my retro look) I've seen builds with this frame with all black parts, so I'm going silver. But I wonder if I can somehow get gray/silver handles for disc breaks like formula or avid 7? As I'm trying to get away from the modern carbon-look back to the 80/90 steel/alu look. I intially planned to use sram, but XT seem to fit more the shiny (lack of) color scheme I'm looking for - which kind of sucks. Or are there an option to get an all silver x9 without going all crazy and polish it down? (there are a limit to my madness). headset is easy to get in the right color, raceface deus is a nice shiny crank with nice CNC machined sharp edges to grind my legs on :P, it's pretty hard to find any more shiny handlebars than the race face deus in gray - why are they all black?) and so forth. So what I'd like is input on reccomended durable lightweight xc parts in silver (prefferably blank and not colored) within a reasonable age that I might have overlooked in my research. Or do I have to reconsider beeing sane, and go buy some clear coat and polish down to get my desired look? Just take the components to your local hotrod shop and get them chromed. Better watch out though. Bruno may want to hijack that pimped out ride. -- o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o www.schnauzers.ws |
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Ride-A-Lot skrev:
Just take the components to your local hotrod shop and get them chromed. Better watch out though. Bruno may want to hijack that pimped out ride. I'm not going this route - http://www.lowriderbike.com/bike_fea...end01_zoom.jpg |
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