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[Closed] If it aint broke..get it resprayed - the rebuild.

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I love it. Some of you will hate it, but I don't care. 🙂

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Thought I'd take some pics now before I get it all dirty tomorrow.


 
Posted : 23/01/2010 1:51 pm
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like. Very nice


 
Posted : 23/01/2010 1:54 pm
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Looks good.........although I think you should know you've got a bit of wood stuck to it!


 
Posted : 23/01/2010 1:56 pm
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like it.looks better than standard finish by miles.


 
Posted : 23/01/2010 2:03 pm
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camp. and even more camp with the grips.
sorry.


 
Posted : 23/01/2010 2:28 pm
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Good colour choice, great forks and a very nice garden!


 
Posted : 23/01/2010 2:38 pm
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you spelt marin wrong


 
Posted : 23/01/2010 2:39 pm
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mr ben that's not a piece of wood it is the legendary ugly stick............. 🙄


 
Posted : 23/01/2010 3:41 pm
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If your in the UK then you obviously have your own micro-climate...my garden looks post nuclear hollacaust compared to yours.
Like the bike also.


 
Posted : 23/01/2010 3:51 pm
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If your in the UK then you obviously have your own micro-climate...my garden looks post nuclear hollacaust compared to yours.
Like the bike also.

Edit: Just noticed your occupation. 🙂


 
Posted : 23/01/2010 3:55 pm
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Looks pretty 😕


 
Posted : 23/01/2010 4:10 pm
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I like it ! Thinking of getting an old frame re-sprayed - where did you get yours done, and how much, if you don't mind me asking 🙂


 
Posted : 23/01/2010 4:18 pm
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looks lovely.


 
Posted : 23/01/2010 4:18 pm
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I'd want to be confident in my own ability to shred some serious gnar before I rode off on something looking like that. It looks nice, just somewhat girly...


 
Posted : 23/01/2010 4:44 pm
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A local company powder coated it. Cost me £40 but then another £10 to get the powder coat out and BB threads re cut and faced... If I had checked my BB when I took it out I would have actually left it in - the bearings had all siezed.
Made the decals myself (frame and fork). Cost me about a fiver. They are water slide decals which are then lacquered over. Quite pleased how they turned out.

And I quite like 'pretty'. Better than tatty. 😉


 
Posted : 23/01/2010 4:45 pm
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Cheers Kevin
one thing I wonder about when considering getting an old frame re-sprayed is if anyone gets the frame checked for structural defects before hand? I ask because I used my old frame for 8/9 years and didn't hold back 🙂 Other than visually checking for cracks, is there a fail safe way of ensuring the frame is ok to use??


 
Posted : 23/01/2010 6:15 pm
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pretty


 
Posted : 23/01/2010 6:16 pm
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Its abit marmite but then you dont want something that looks similar to current Marin etc.


 
Posted : 23/01/2010 6:17 pm
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Looks good.


 
Posted : 23/01/2010 6:24 pm

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