Devistar9 ROCKET

[oxyjansen]

Trying to get it built, but having issues with the paint. I was doing touch up this morning, and it was so hot out the paint melted under the tape and made a mess, so more repairs to do. I'm gonna try to make it look more like an actual bike this week (I hope).

GREAT JOB!! I'M TIRED JUST READING THE THREAD...GET TA BUILDIN'!! PEACE

[oxyjansen]

Marbled crank: this is what happens when you leave Easy Off on an anodized part overnight! The effect actually ended up being pretty interesting.



Oiling up the saddles



Fork mock up





Front Disc




Finished paint and polish: This paint may look simple, but it literally held me up for a week with all the issue. We had air bubbles, runs, tape would not come off clean ruining all my lines, serious damage from painting on a hot day and the paint literally melting under the tape, a lid used for blocking out the sun falling into the final clear coat, etc. Definitely the worst issue in the entire build.





Final mock up at last: I've been dieing to see this bike in a completed form after working on it for months.




To date:

Built 2 brackets to attach the rear disc brake caliper (3 days to design and build)
Removed 4 braze on cable guides, and built 4 new ones in a better location from springs and epoxy putty
Hand brushed and polished the frame for many hours
After 3 designs finally got the bike painted after an entire week of problems
Hand polished 2 cranks, because the vintage crank didn't fit the bike
Replaced the bottom bracket due to chain line issues
Built the up the handlebars (a little wide, but I like the track grips alot with the end plugs

[herr_rudolf]

Still an awesome build...