show us your aluminium
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dave72
Regular
right second time lucky as i posted in the wrong place
hi this is my alloy bike
this is how the frame was and all the bit and piece i have collected over the past 3-4 months
after i resprayed the frame pearlesent blue
and with the new yellow vinyls thank to new forest signs
all i have to do now is to laquer it and put it together
cheers dave
hi this is my alloy bike
this is how the frame was and all the bit and piece i have collected over the past 3-4 months
after i resprayed the frame pearlesent blue
and with the new yellow vinyls thank to new forest signs
all i have to do now is to laquer it and put it together
cheers dave
Linford
Guest
The vienetta shape on the RHS is when they squeeze the first billet through the tool for the first time and these tools sit in a massive 2500 tonne press, and the design isn't quite right (some bits flow faster than others, and they employ full time tool corrector to fettle the tools to run properly). The 3 profiles lined up in front are sections of the profiles sawn mid length. Most ally bits on bikes start life in this way (I think these are some sort of structural profiles though) It is like a giant playdough machine 
Well you said show us your ally
Well you said show us your ally
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
i remember the hours spent sitting on standby waiting for tool fettlers to sort the dies out on extruders . happy times spent playing cards being paid just in case the Circuit breaker tripped on overload
Linford
Guest
They are juicy beasts for sure Massive hydraulics to squeeze the ally, massive hydraulics to hold the press together whilst the squeezing is taking place, massive great big heating elements to keep the billets at temp so they are soft and push easily and not break the dies. The circuit breakers must be monsters.
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
1200 A per phase Air Circuit Breakers ACBs . unmotorised so a manual racking everytime you needed to operate.
ultraviolet
it can't rain all the time....
- Location
- Hythe, Kent, UK
stumpy66
Veteran
- Location
- Lanarkshire
V. Nice
Simba
Specialized Allez 24 Rider
- Location
- Tottington - Lancashire
Nice bike but doesn't that white bar tape get dirty easy? I just replaced my red tape back to black as it was covered in oil and dirt.
It seems to be staying clean okay, although I've only had it a week and done around 120 dry miles. When it does get dirty and starts looking untidy, I'll be swapping it for black.
accountantpete
OAP
The main road bike - it's going to get an 11spd upgrade this year as the 9spd prices are going through the roof.
GM
Legendary Member
- Location
- North of the river
Very nice Pete! what's your verdict about Zonda wheels? thinking about upgrading to them myself.
This is the current version of my self build based on an Aly Moda Rondo frame that I picked up on ebay. The shocks are RockShox SID Race, wheels are American Classic's, Deore LX Crank and BB, it's currently configured as a 1x10 (10 speed XT / 40T e13 chainring) brakes are early Y2k 4 pot XT Hydraulics.
accountantpete
OAP
I like them - mine are 2008 so a new pair should be that much lighter.
Good bits - great hubs(ball & cone), no spoke holes in the upper rim, components really well made.
Bad bits - the spokes are a tad lightweight so you need to be handy with a spoke key to do the occasional bit of truing and also as a consequence they are not the stiffest pair of wheels if you are heavy and like to put the hammer down or get out of the saddle going up hill.
I would be looking at the Fulcrum 1's if I was buying now -awesome bit of kit!
