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Great looking bike with a few Zodiac parts installed.Snowy Day Stripdown
So with the spring weather in Calgary in hiding for a few days this weekend, I stocked up on supplies at the hardware shop for a task I’d been thinking about for months.This is a Simple Debut, and the first build I did. I keep it around as a spare because it boasts much wider geometry than my Fly Tierra with 15mm offset Bolo’s. The fixed brake posts are put to use and its definitely a jumper. I also like having something to lend to people.
This being the first frame I stripped, I decided I prefer Circa 1815 to Heirloom when it comes to paint stripper. It seems to work a bit better, although the type of paint and thickness might have something to do with that. After giving it a bit of a polish with a wire wheel I decided to buff it up a bit with the brillo.
I was eager to get it back together but cooler heads prevailed and I decided to polish up the cranks, give Director 2 a quick buff (but didn’t want to lose the hard earned patina) and clean the whole thing, as well as strip my Evo 2 brakes and Eclat Swift lever and sand the salmon Koolstops.
Very happy with the way it came out and I can’t wait for the snow to melt so I can take it for a rip.
This bike is my ‘spare’ as it was the first build I did and a bit worse for wear. I wanted it to look as clean as the latest additions, the Zodiac topcap, dust cap, and brake hanger (drilled for spokes-priceless)
When I get my other bike rolling again I want to send my stems off to Ken at Zodiac to flush the thing. I wonder if it’s possible on an Elementary?
The wheels are the next thing to go, I’ll go female with both. The micropegs are staying on for now because my other bike is in storage and needs a spoke replaced, and the bolts in my kit are all stripped.
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Counterbored Cult stem and modified compression cap. Both parts machined on the engine lathe. Stem counterbore done with a boring bar with the stem clamped on a 1.125” arbor. Compression cap faced and bored then carved by hand with a carbide knife for the radius. Blended with 600 sandpaper and finished with Scotch-Brite. @cultcrew @cultshit #instamachinist #lathe #machinist #MadeInUSA #americanmade #bmx #custom #zodiac #1041B #salvation #cult #smoothasbutter
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Animal X G-Shock
Recently finished up a small batch of sprockets for @animalbikes @Nigel Sylvester and @gshock_us These started off as black Animal V3 sprockets with laser etching. I lapped off the front face, engraved the details then letter filled the engraving.
For more photos and info head over to www.animalbikes.com
http://animalbikes.com/animal-bikes-x-g-shock-x-nigel-sylvester
#instamachinist #mill #cnc #bmx #gshock #watch #custom #zodiac
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