frame not what i thought it was
- Thread starter Jezston
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Thanks again guys, feeling a lot better about what I've bought now. If I really wanted something great I should have just been more realistic about budget.
However I woke up this morning with a new worry in my mind!
I spoke to the chap at the LBS before sending it off to be powdercoated about braze-ons. He was going to knock off the top tube cable braze-ons as they would be unnecessary with a coaster brake and could be responsible for a nasty injury if left on! He duly did.
However looking at the ebay pictures again I remembered I also asked him to weld on eyelets for mudguards before it was painted at the frame has none ... and I have a horrible feeling he didn't or couldn't. Before I hassle him again, could anyone answer the following barrage of questions?
1. Can eyelets actually be welded on to an existing frame anyway?
2. If they can, would I expect it's going to wreck the paintwork and require some major respraying if they are added post-paintjob?
3. Are there decent mudguards available that don't require frame eyelts to attach?
4. If a frame has no mudguard eyelets, is it likely it doesn't have clearance for mudguards anyway?
5. And if it's a yes to that, are there any other methods to keep the muck off?
Cheers!
However I woke up this morning with a new worry in my mind!
I spoke to the chap at the LBS before sending it off to be powdercoated about braze-ons. He was going to knock off the top tube cable braze-ons as they would be unnecessary with a coaster brake and could be responsible for a nasty injury if left on! He duly did.
However looking at the ebay pictures again I remembered I also asked him to weld on eyelets for mudguards before it was painted at the frame has none ... and I have a horrible feeling he didn't or couldn't. Before I hassle him again, could anyone answer the following barrage of questions?
1. Can eyelets actually be welded on to an existing frame anyway?
2. If they can, would I expect it's going to wreck the paintwork and require some major respraying if they are added post-paintjob?
3. Are there decent mudguards available that don't require frame eyelts to attach?
4. If a frame has no mudguard eyelets, is it likely it doesn't have clearance for mudguards anyway?
5. And if it's a yes to that, are there any other methods to keep the muck off?
Cheers!
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
The Mk2 Crud Roadracers will do a very good job of keeping you and your bike clean and dry. You need 5 mm clearance under your brakes to squeeze them in. Just check that you can slide a 5mm allen key in. The Cruds attatch with rubber o-rings and cable ties. It sounds crude, but it is effective and the result looks pretty good.
ventoux50
Active Member
- Location
- Top of a big hill.
I reckon you're all wrong -
It's 653
I'll get me coat.
It's 653
I'll get me coat.
snomaes
Active Member
- Location
- Broome, Near Bungay, Norfolk UK
You still have to remove any paint on the area where the eyelets are to be fitted and the metal cleaned up with emery paper. Silver solder also requires for the metal to be heated to a temperature where surrounding paint will be discoloured when soldered.
A better solution for the frame finish would be either Crudguards or standard mudguards and 'P' clips.
