Completely naked...

[weisan]

Like painting the walls before you sell the house, get the most bang for your buck.

Not sure if the bike is special...but I definitely have no intention of selling it to anyone.

The reason I want to repaint...just for fun, I am bored, try something new.

First guy came by..."Hey look, there's a crack..."

Second guy came by...."Hey everybody! Did you see the crack?"

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Nth guy came by...."Whoa...look at that, big discovery! I think I saw a pussy cat...er...I mean, a crack."

Yawn....anyone got anything interesting or ground-breaking to say...that adds a bit of value...move the needle forward a little bit...circulate the air in the room maybe....Yawn.....

[ColonelJLloyd]

Originally Posted by weisan

Yawn....anyone got anything interesting or ground-breaking to say...that adds a bit of value...move the needle forward a little bit...circulate the air in the room maybe....Yawn.....

Touchy touchy.

Are the chain stays S3 tubing?

Have you ever tried a carbon fork on this? Whisky Road+ sounds fun.

[weisan]

Not sure. According to the framebuilder, it's a combination of Columbus Spirit and Life tubing.

Yes, in my moment of weakness, I did tried on a carbon fork, it took off some grams but I am a @frame that comes with matching fork" kinda guy, so I put it back together after one or two rides, experiment over.

[weisan]

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[Hawker]

Really sweet, thanks for posting. Now it goes to paint?

[weisan]

Thanks Hawker pal. Yup, it will be painted next week. I just locked down on the color with my painter an hour ago.

[unterhausen]

Looks a lot better sandblasted. Sorry if I derailed your thread, no intention of doing that.

[TheseGoTo11]

Very cool pics. Thanks for taking the time to post all that up and share!

[weisan]

Unter pal, not at all, you are very kind.

You are welcome, 15 speed pal.

[steveoz]

That is so cool! Is there a difference in the ride qualities of a filet brazed frame vs lugs? What color did you pick?

[weisan]

Nope, no difference.

You will see what I ended up with, I will post it here when it's done.

[Elefantino]

When done, that bike needs to come to North Carolina! With both wheels

[weisan]

Originally Posted by Elefantino

When done, that bike needs to come to North Carolina! With both wheels

You got it!

[bthomas515]

This looks incredible. Can’t wait to see pics of it built up

[happycampyer]

Originally Posted by weisan

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Originally Posted by unterhausen

that's obviously paint. Have you ever built a frame? I have built over 1000 and know what flux looks like.

I assume the frame will be media blasted before it is coated because there are a lot of little spots that are still painted.

Originally Posted by Blown Reek

You're right. It must be the clear paint that goes on prior to primer that enables you see the grain of the metal beneath. And I've built over 1001 frames, so I'm more of an expert.

Originally Posted by e-RICHIE

It's not flux (near or on the chain stay bridge).
It's the last essence of paint scale that didn't make it off in the strip tank.

ps

arrange disorder

I'll go with, it was paint.