Completely naked...

[unterhausen]

I think I would like to see it sandblasted so all the discoloration is gone.

[smontanaro]

Thanks for sharing. I'm curious why powdercoating instead of a good wet paint?

[wernerherzogsid]

To strip an object to its basest level and view it entirely unadorned is circumstance few get to experience. May it deliver new perspective and you view it with new eyes after these years.

If you are accepting feedback for colors, I am partial to purple.

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by wernerherzogsid

If you are accepting feedback for colors, I am partial to purple.

yea, we know you do

[weisan]

Back to the painter, ready to proceed. It will be done in a couple of weeks.

[NHAero]

I had pix of both my Nagasawa and Bob Jackson sent when they were stripped. Both very clean and clearly built by craftsmen.

[jpritchet74]

Just........ wow..........

[thwart]

The Billato bros. do nice work as well...

[Tandem Rider]

A view from the field. Lets keep it in perspective, 1 hp = 754 watts. How many folks on here can put out 745w consistently. It takes a lot of hp to break stuff. Speaking from experience, steel breaks slowly, I would ride the snot out of it and just watch for breaks. Nice frame!!

[Louis]

Weisan, a "dye penetrant" test for a crack isn't whether the liquid goes all the way through the material and appears on the other side. If capillary action causes the liquid to penetrate on one side that means you have a crack. It just isn't a through-crack (yet). See link below for details.

If any of the joints (or any of a number of other places on that frame) shows the beginnings of a crack by visual or thumbnail inspection, or by dye penetrant testing, there's no way in the world that I would simply have it painted and continue to ride it. That's a waste of time and money and you're putting yourself at risk. (Although odds are, you probably wouldn't have an instantaneous catastrophic failure, but there's no sense in taking the risk.)

If what looks like cracks from here are indeed cracks you should either have it repaired by a professional or retire it. To paper over the problems and ride it is foolish.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dye_penetrant_inspection

[weisan]

This thread is not about the "crack", let's not fixate on that. I am well aware about the general sentiment of this community.

I am both the jury and the executioner. It's my bike. I have made up my mind. No further discussion needed about the crack.

[bfd]

Originally Posted by weisan

This thread is not about the "crack", let's not fixate on that. I am well aware about the general sentiment of this community.

I am both the jury and the executioner. It's my bike. I have made up my mind. No further discussion needed about the crack.

Thanks. I had a similar frame built by the same guy. The main difference is my frameset was a “cross” version, had canti brakes bosses. I had a similar “crack” in the bb shell that needed repairing. Unfortunately, this happened before I knew the guy was a rip off artist. My LBS had done tons of stuff with him, so after talking to this guy, I sent him my frame to be repaired. Never saw it again...lesson, guy does decent work, but judging from our experience, can’t weld a bb shell properly. I’m just glad to know he is now out of the bike building business...

[Louis]

Originally Posted by weisan

This thread is not about the "crack", let's not fixate on that. I am well aware about the general sentiment of this community.

I am both the jury and the executioner. It's my bike. I have made up my mind. No further discussion needed about the crack.

Weisan, I won't say anything more about the c____ or not c_____, but just for the record, being the thread starter and/or the owner of the frame doesn't give you any special privilege to impose rules on what others may say about a perfectly legitimate subject of conversation, especially when the intent isn't malicious or in any way hurtful, and made purely to try to help.

You post an image of a bare frame, expect people to discuss what's shown in the images. If you don't want them to discuss it, then don't post the images. If you want a forum where you make all the rules, then by all means, start your own.

[gasman]

Originally Posted by weisan

This thread is not about the "crack", let's not fixate on that. I am well aware about the general sentiment of this community.

I am both the jury and the executioner. It's my bike. I have made up my mind. No further discussion needed about the crack.

Wei San - we just don’t want to see you naked and your ....m

Best of luck, that’s a well loved bike.

[weisan]

Got it! Thank you.