Is there a support group meeting?

[CRASH]

How do you get through your first chip? The Judge 5 got its first chip today. My son was riding with his sister then they put their bikes away and hers hit his and there is a chip on the down tube.


I kicked my son out of the house. I wish him well.

 

[kleinbike]

I know the feeling all to well. I dread the first scratch. I now believe in restoration as only a last resort for bikes that are just to far gone to be left as is. If I just do a careful, thorough cleaning and enjoy them as they are the voices in my head remain quiet.

Your son will be fine on his own outdoors. The weather has been nice. He'll learn to forage for food.

 

[ZygoteLittle]

The question isn’t the scratches and blemishes that our rides have to endure in their term of use; the question is if we build our rides and imprison them as Trailer Queens and never ride them at all. Riders get scratches with the numerous benefits being their intended purpose of riding enjoyment.

IMHO a bicycle isn’t worth a Hill of Beans if all I do is look at it.

 

[67ramshorn]

You should realize that chips and scratches give a bike "character".............

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Today's scratch is tomorrow's patina......
PS, the boy will be fine, it will build character....


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[deorman]

Wait 'til he starts driving.

 

[whopperchopper]

just cry it out for a good 5 or 10 minutes then move on

 

[rfeagleye]

Did he get to take the bike with him when he moved out?

Get out the touch up and cover it up, you'll forget about it...eventually!

 

[76swingbike]

If Hers hit His! Then why is he on the street? Doesn't her insurance cover the chip? If it was a hit and run I hope your son had uninsured rider...

 

[Professor72]

Powder coat 'em. I coat most of the muscle cruisers I let the kids ride regularly-but I did cut a decent deal with my local powdercoater. There's all kinds of debate about powder coating in the "is the restoration correct?" sense, but in all honesty I laugh boldly at those folks.... I build every bike hoping one of my 3 boys will ride it, knowing the powder can take the abuse. If you build them to stare at the kiddies will just start playing video games! Besides, you know Momma will just let him back in....when he calls her and tells her what you did...then you're in trouble and you can't buy more bikes...etc.etc.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

did you give him a stick with a rag filled with his stuff tied to the end?

 

[user 135]

Beausage. http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/rrb-word-of-the-day-beausage.63277/

 

[CRASH]

Powder coat 'em.

I looked into it. Too expensive to do custom colors (any color he doesn't have which is anything I want) and he doesn't do fades.

 

[The Black Monark]

How do you get through your first chip?

Look at it and see impermanence

 

[Professor72]

It is tough to find a good coater that will do custom work without all the hassle for sure.

 

[Slikdaddy71]

Hey Crash, dont think of it as a chip but think of it as the bike being loved.

 

[deorman]

Wait, you chipped the paint on this?

So what?

 

[Green Dragon]

You painted that, do you have any paint left ? with your skills, should not be too hard to blend in and rub out a spot.