Monday, July 24, 2006
Fit Checks
It's been hotter than the gates of hell here and the heat has been keeping my motivation for filing and sanding to a minimum. 115 degrees F. in the garage will do that. Before it really heated up I did a fit check of the fenders and a few of the miscellaneous bits. I was hoping that the fenders from the Rambouillet would fit without major modifications or purchases of new stays/fittings. Except for a bit of trimming around the chainstays, the fit was perfect. The bar and stem in the pictures are take-offs from a recently sold Atlantis, I would not have splurged on a lugged stem for this bike. I'm still debating the final choice of bar/stem, I may go with a riser stem and On-One Midge bars, the bike budget will determine the final choice. The saddle and post will be replaced with a Honey B-17CS and Nitto seatpost.
# posted by Tom @ 2:04 PM 
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The fenders are a perfect fit. Too bad you have to remove and re-install them. That frame kinda says "rattle can spray me something funky." Any chance you'll go that route? Of course, a nice paint or powedercoat is always a nice way to go. I am getting very partial to the cost/durability of powdercoating.
I've seriously considered the rattle can paint job but there's a bunch of rust I want removed and I really, really, really hate sanding. I'm contemplating a krinkle finish powdercoat like the finishes they put on tool boxes. Bruce Gordon does a "rusted" metal powdercoat that's pretty cool. I agree with you on the cost and durability of powder, it really is the way to go.
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