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The rebirth of Lazarus
mickwinf:
Wheel before rebuild
andy120t:
I use something like those to stop my boat from floating away - can't wait to see the end result!
Oddjob:
Christ Mick, the left hand down tube is really bad. There appears to be something wrong with the left hand footrest mount part as well, has it been welded or is part of it missing.
Mick, I cannot stress this enough, the frame is critical, some powder coaters are cowboys more used to doing park benches where the finish doesn't really matter, they can use sand instead of grit or beads, they can leave blasting media in all the threads holes, the media they use can hole frames sometimes if it's really aggressive. Use a powder coater who knows bikes, who knows what to do and how to get the best results. It's a very costly mistake to go for cheapness or because it's handy.
Phil, did you have yours done in Satin? I always choose gloss for frames, it's what on there originally and IMO it's the best finish for a frame. Seen a frame at TripleS done in Candy Blue, god it looked awesome. His Candy Red is awesome as well, I had some brake calipers for my Astra done in Candy Red and they still looked great 15 years later.
TripleS used to have a price list on site but they seem to have removed it, a 500 frame was around £150 last time I checked. https://triple-s.co.uk/
Check out the gallery.
Ted, I've asked TripleS for a price for a frame, he used to do the swinging arm FOC if it was the same colour but he seems to have stopped that in recent years, when he replies I'll let you know.
Sesman:
Yes, satin. Didn’t want to be too ‘heard like’ with gloss and I quite like it.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Mick those wheels have cheered me up no end mine are nothing like as bad in terms of corrosion but cosmetically not good.
FWIW there is a frame on DK site if yours is not okay - he has three atm.
.https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354097119431?hash=item5271d540c7:g:xrkAAOSwVQZjT9j9
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