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Thursday, April 09, 2009

Further Impossibility

If you read the comments on the original post about this bike, you know that David decided to take the conversion a bit further. It got gloss black powder coat, v-brakes and levers.

The pictures don't do the finish justice. The surfaces of the tubes actually look wet. I think it has a strong vintage "Pashley GUV'NOR" vibe to it (for a small fraction of the cost of a Pashley!)

You may notice that the True Temper Tubing decal is still there. I very carefully peeled it from the tube before taking the frame to the powdercoater, and then reapplied it with contact cement. I really just thought it was too cool to lose.



All it needs now, in my opinion, is a black Brooks saddle to finish off the classic/vintage look.
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5 comments:

  1. Dottie8:21 PM

    Nice! Definitely a Brooks saddle - the cherry on top.

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  2. Apertome9:41 AM

    Man. It looks freaking AWESOME. What a sweet bike! And yes, it does have that Guv'nor look.

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  3. Apertome9:41 AM

    Man. It looks freaking AWESOME. What a sweet bike! And yes, it does have that Guv'nor look.

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  4. Anonymous3:07 PM

    This is one of the classiest vintage Trek's that I have ever seen!
    You sir, are a true artisan..... Way to go on saving the TrueTemper decal! +1

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  5. Anonymous12:15 AM

    Hot damn, that's a good looking bike. Nice!

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