Custom Bicycle mud gaurds

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loopybike

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well, it has been a while!

I have way too many projects on the go, so I have decided to finish stuff off!

First was my "giant eye", a 4 foot wide wall art eye made from an old door skin from a 1920's Rolls Royce and the side panel from a 1930's Riley Brooklands!

Next in the queue is this bike. ^_^

The front mudgaurd is made in two sections so i have put a joggle in so that they interlock. I also made a hanging bracket which was fixed in place with a dome head solid rivet.
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Then I used some stainless TIG welding wire to make the supports. This is shaped then the edge of the aluminium is folded over it to hold it in place

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So that is the front done.
In this picture I have rested the rear on the tyre just to check how the shape is coming on.

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I will be re-fitting the dropped handle bars and re-painting everything including the mudgaurds in.......... well I haven't quite decided colour, I'm debating over two options lol
 
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loopybike

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I've decided on the colour.......

Any guesses?

As a clue, many Porsches are painted this colour, but it's not really a Porsche colour....
 
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loopybike

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The wire is 316 stainless so quite hard and they are 3.2mm thick. I'm sure they will be fine.

The colour is going to be Gulf Blue........... Probably ! Should contrast well with the brown leather seat and matching handle bar tape.
The other colour I liked was a soft cream. ( like a Magnolia lol )
 
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loopybike

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the rear is done now :smile:

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The bike is now dismantled, ready for the paint prep.

I have just signed up for another sprint triathlon in September, it will be fun to use this! :smile:
 
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The bike is now in primer and I've mixed the top coat paint from some white and dark blue I have left over from previous projects. The problem is that now, looking at the pale blue I've made ( very close to Porsche Gulf Blue ) I'm no longer sure! I think it may look, er, a bit feminine!
My other colour I had in mind was a cream, but I'd need to spend more money to buy that. And I can't get any till Tuesday. I'd like to paint it tomorrow.
Also, I'm not sure how much paint I will need. If I don't mix enough I will be stuffed as its a one off mix. On the other hand I don't want to mix way too much and waste the rest.
Decisions decisions
 
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loopybike said:
The bike is now in primer and I've mixed the top coat paint from some white and dark blue I have left over from previous projects. The problem is that now, looking at the pale blue I've made ( very close to Porsche Gulf Blue ) I'm no longer sure! I think it may look, er, a bit feminine!
My other colour I had in mind was a cream, but I'd need to spend more money to buy that. And I can't get any till Tuesday. I'd like to paint it tomorrow.
Also, I'm not sure how much paint I will need. If I don't mix enough I will be stuffed as its a one off mix. On the other hand I don't want to mix way too much and waste the rest.
Decisions decisions
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Stick some metallic silver into the pale blue, trust me it'll look fab.
 
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