Cat Yellow
So I got tired of looking at the teal paint job on my singlespeed (and everyone else was getting/making shiny new bikes) so I decided I needed a new little project. After a couple of nights of disassembly, sanding and painting, my old bike was looking shiny and new again.
Gen. 2. I didn't keep the old Mag 21 shock long, opting for a Surly rigid fork.
Post-mountain bike view (aka singlespeed Gen. 1). Sadly note the need for a Surly Singleator.
Gen. 2. I didn't keep the old Mag 21 shock long, opting for a Surly rigid fork.
The sanded down frame. I considered stripper, but really am not a big fan of the nasty chemicals. The decals were troublesome, because they gummed up the sandpaper, and I couldn't get them smooth enough to just paint over. But the long blade of a cheap box cutter made short work of them.
A nice coat of primer.
The money shot. I couldn't decide what color to paint it until I went to the local hardware store and found a can of Krylon Farm and Implement Cat Yellow. Perfect.
posted by bw at 7:47 PM
5 Comments:
Sweet! So, what is the magic ratio! Did you end up with the 17t or 18t?
That's a great project! I like the yellow frame with black fork look. Does that frame require the old U-brake? I'll be sending my brother this link for sure (he's the one with my old GT).
Brain, allow me to comment....
That bike is fortunate enought o have canti mounts, but they are set up exclusively for Cantilevers in that there is no rear cable stop, just a series of guides fo rthe inner wire. Fortunately the guide that is located where the rear cable stop would be can be made to work as a cable stop. It would be idea to drill it out a bit to allow a cable barrel to seat nicely, but I'm not sure we could get a drill in there.
Unfortunately I haven't found the magic ratio - yet. I am pretty sure I can make it work with some minor dropout mods, but I want to settle in on a happy ratio for riding first. I have been pretty happy with the 32:16, but for most of the climbing around here, something a little lower might be nicer. Updates will follow.
Problem Solvers make clamp-on cable-housing stops to convert stopless bikes to v-brakes. E.g.,http://aebike.com/page.cfm?PageID=30&action=details&sku=BR5454
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