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Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-20-24, 10:36 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 796
Posted By daywood

I wouldn’t be too dismissive of “rattle can”...

I wouldn’t be too dismissive of “rattle can” paint jobs. That doesn’t mean what it used to. It’s a low-overhead way to get started with high quality paint that can produce top notch results with...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-20-24, 09:58 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 615
Posted By daywood

We’ve broken one and bent one on our tandem....

We’ve broken one and bent one on our tandem. Admittedly there’s more force in play there but it can happen. I’m glad I had a chain break as part of my multi tool and a spare quick link.
Forum: Introductions
09-20-24, 09:42 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 102
Posted By daywood

Welcome! I’m looking forward to you having enough...

Welcome! I’m looking forward to you having enough posts (10) so you can start posting photos of your projects. A good way to get to ten posts quickly is to respond to other new members with a welcome...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-19-24, 09:18 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 622
Posted By daywood

I just realized they will do the same for me with...

I just realized they will do the same for me with my coverage, but the (reasonable) caveat is that you have to either be on a road or make your way to one. But still a cool perk for road rides and...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
09-19-24, 09:05 AM
Replies: 1,525
Views: 691,046
Posted By daywood

My son and I rode that this year, too, but on...

My son and I rode that this year, too, but on regular bikes. Looks like this picture was in that blissful time before the deluge hit! 😂
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-19-24, 08:58 AM
Replies: 9,219
Views: 3,318,234
Posted By daywood

If it were me and I couldn’t find a collector...

If it were me and I couldn’t find a collector interested in the whole bike, I’d probably harvest the components to put on another frame. $5 is an outstanding deal for a lot of what I’d need to build...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-18-24, 10:17 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 622
Posted By daywood

In the tool bag: Crank Brothers M17 multi tool ...

In the tool bag:
Crank Brothers M17 multi tool
Gerber micro multi tool
Small vise grips with narrow jaws
Small adjustable wrench
Tire levers
Patch kit
Extra hidden chain links (8, 9, and 10...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-15-24, 09:47 AM
Replies: 3,057
Views: 911,654
Posted By daywood

Looks brand spankin’ new!

Looks brand spankin’ new!
Forum: Early Brifter Bikes - 7,8, and 9 Speed
09-14-24, 12:32 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,529
Posted By daywood

Ah. Did not know that about the GT's. Thanks. My...

Ah. Did not know that about the GT's. Thanks. My Treks of that era also have relatively long top tubes (to add to your list). For instance, 18" seat tube, 22" top tube. 17" seat tube, 21" top tube.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-14-24, 12:23 PM
Replies: 125
Views: 3,848
Posted By daywood

I think mountain bike shoes designed for flat...

I think mountain bike shoes designed for flat pedals could be a way to go for a stiffer sole, if one can get over the blasphemy of mixing mountain and road. :) Hey wait, we could mix mountain and...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
09-14-24, 10:49 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 788
Posted By daywood

I have one of that same vintage (1984) that I...

I have one of that same vintage (1984) that I found covered with weeds in a field. I love the frame and I used it to build up a road bike that that is light and comfortable. Not many of the original...
Forum: Early Brifter Bikes - 7,8, and 9 Speed
09-14-24, 09:55 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,529
Posted By daywood

I don’t think this frame is too small for you,...

I don’t think this frame is too small for you, unless you want to ride laid out, which it doesn’t sound like you do. I’ve found that the long top tube on vintage mountain bikes makes a slightly small...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-14-24, 09:14 AM
Replies: 125
Views: 3,848
Posted By daywood

Not that it was scientific, but the GCN guys did...

Not that it was scientific, but the GCN guys did a head-to-head test between clipless and flat pedals, and I believe they concluded what has been noted here by others: If wearing firm-soled cycling...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-13-24, 10:13 AM
Replies: 8,570
Views: 1,140,271
Posted By daywood

Thanks for those beautiful shots of the decals!...

Thanks for those beautiful shots of the decals! For someone like me who likes to make their own decals and head badges (https://www.bikeforums.net/23346543-post1.html), they could someday be great...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-13-24, 10:03 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,091
Posted By daywood

Thank you! To be honest, the main reason I do it...

Thank you! To be honest, the main reason I do it from scratch is that I enjoy it. I do this kind of work for other types of projects, too (shirts, guitars, cards). It scratches a creative itch. And...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-11-24, 07:03 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,091
Posted By daywood

Thanks!

Thanks!
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-11-24, 05:20 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,091
Posted By daywood

Thank you! And you're welcome.

Thank you! And you're welcome.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-11-24, 04:58 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,091
Posted By daywood

Advantages and Disadvantages of Slide-On and...

Advantages and Disadvantages of Slide-On and Self-Adhesive Media.

I’ve found the advantage of slide-on decal media is that it is thinner than self-adhesive media and can therefore blend in well...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-11-24, 04:56 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,091
Posted By daywood

Additional Thoughts about Decal Media Which...

Additional Thoughts about Decal Media

Which decal media I use depends on the color of the bike and the nature of the decal. The major thing I must consider is that I cannot print the color white....
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-11-24, 04:52 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,091
Posted By daywood

To Topcoat or Not to Topcoat After I had all...

To Topcoat or Not to Topcoat

After I had all the decals applied, I applied two coats of clear topcoat to the entire frame. It protects the decals from abrasion, gives them UV protection, and helps...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-11-24, 04:50 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,091
Posted By daywood

Transferring the Decals In the next steps, I...

Transferring the Decals

In the next steps, I used transfer tape to lift the decals off the backing sheet. This kept elements of the decals aligned with each other as I stuck them onto the bike...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-11-24, 04:48 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,091
Posted By daywood

Creating Image Files for Printing and Cutting ...

Creating Image Files for Printing and Cutting

Once I had finished drawing all the new decals, I had to get them into a format that I could import into my plotting cutter. My graphics software lets...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-11-24, 04:44 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,091
Posted By daywood

Smallest Text Along the Outer Circle. I saw in...

Smallest Text Along the Outer Circle. I saw in the photo that the characters across the top were not only smaller, but they introduced curved lines at the top and bottom of each character....
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-11-24, 04:41 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,091
Posted By daywood

The Text Along the Inner Circle. Studying the...

The Text Along the Inner Circle. Studying the originals, I saw that these characters were also block, like the ones I just created, so I approached them the same way.

Using as reference my...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-11-24, 04:37 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,091
Posted By daywood

Creating the Text Characters This is my...

Creating the Text Characters

This is my favorite part of these projects. But it’s fiddly work, and it may not appeal to everyone.

Larger Text in the Center. I started with the characters...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-11-24, 04:32 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,091
Posted By daywood

The Eyebrows. Next, I created the eyebrow arcs...

The Eyebrows. Next, I created the eyebrow arcs above and below the Trek logo by creating polygons and manipulating the nodes until they were shaped like the originals. Since they were mirror images,...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-11-24, 04:30 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,091
Posted By daywood

Laying out the Medallion Area. I treated the...

Laying out the Medallion Area.

I treated the medallion in the middle portion of the decal as a separate decal because I would be printing it on clear self-adhesive vinyl. All elements of it would...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-11-24, 04:28 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,091
Posted By daywood

Creating the Seat Tube Decal Drawing the...

Creating the Seat Tube Decal

Drawing the Decal. I imported the image of my tracing into my graphics program and sized it to fit within the workspace.

I then used the freeform polygon tool to...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-11-24, 04:20 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,091
Posted By daywood

Getting Started with the Graphics Software to...

Getting Started with the Graphics Software to Draw New Decals

When I felt I had enough detail to start developing the new decals, I opened a project in my graphics program and started importing...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-11-24, 04:16 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,091
Posted By daywood

Measurements I took measurements of the...

Measurements

I took measurements of the height and width of the original decals, and of where they are positioned on the frame tubes. I used a cloth measuring tape for measurements around the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-11-24, 04:14 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,091
Posted By daywood

Tracing Existing Decals I used frisket to...

Tracing Existing Decals

I used frisket to trace the outline of decals that were wrapped around frame tubes so much that it made photos difficult to use as the only reference. Frisket is a...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-11-24, 04:11 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,091
Posted By daywood

How I Make Decals for My Bikes

Whenever I see someone in the forums asking how to source decals for a bike, I weigh in with “just make your own!” Upon reflection, it might be more helpful if I show how I have gone about it in case...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-09-24, 09:21 AM
Replies: 8,570
Views: 1,140,271
Posted By daywood

Interesting projects. You could just post a...

Interesting projects. You could just post a couple of “Nice bike” comments here and there so you’d have met your quota of posts and can start showing us some pictures of your progress. Looking...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-09-24, 09:09 AM
Replies: 8,570
Views: 1,140,271
Posted By daywood

I like that frame! Were it me, I’d try a riser...

I like that frame! Were it me, I’d try a riser stem (say, 35 degrees) and a riser bar (say, 70mm) to see if that would get me close before swapping out the fork. And then maybe a fork with room for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-03-24, 01:29 PM
Replies: 8,570
Views: 1,140,271
Posted By daywood

:lol: Good luck with that! I’ve gotten much, much...

:lol: Good luck with that! I’ve gotten much, much worse about accumulating bikes in retirement!
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
09-02-24, 10:06 AM
Replies: 7,847
Views: 2,982,664
Posted By daywood

I saw the drop bars and brifters and thought,...

I saw the drop bars and brifters and thought, wait a minute: Isn’t that a gravel bike? And then I saw the suspension fork and thought, wait another minute: You don’t usually see that on a gravel...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-01-24, 10:23 AM
Replies: 8,570
Views: 1,140,271
Posted By daywood

I, too, recently experienced a perfect storm of...

I, too, recently experienced a perfect storm of tire problems that made for a long walk pushing my bike back to the truck. It does change your priorities. :lol:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-31-24, 09:40 AM
Replies: 8,570
Views: 1,140,271
Posted By daywood

So many questions! What’s going on in the center...

So many questions! What’s going on in the center of the main triangle there? Is that the motor? And how big is that battery?! Really like your paint job and graphics!
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-28-24, 10:44 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,369
Posted By daywood

Thanks for this. I have been a Kool-Stop die...

Thanks for this. I have been a Kool-Stop die hard—I run them on everything—but I have a bike that I just can’t get them to stop squealing on. Something from the interplay of rims, calipers, and pads...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
08-27-24, 09:30 AM
Replies: 5,474
Views: 3,982,276
Posted By daywood

While I think you make a good point about 700c...

While I think you make a good point about 700c wheels, people have also been happily riding on gravel with 26” and 650B wheels for a long time. The people in the Show Your Vintage MTB Drop Bar...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-23-24, 09:51 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 10,347
Posted By daywood

Hi. Welcome. Do you have the old fork? If so, you...

Hi. Welcome. Do you have the old fork? If so, you can get a couple of helpful measurements from it: The axle to crown height and the length of the steerer tube. And of course knowing whether you have...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
08-19-24, 09:33 AM
Replies: 1,202
Views: 472,361
Posted By daywood

It’s possible a previous owner wanted the water...

It’s possible a previous owner wanted the water bottle in an easier to reach location when riding so mounted it on the upper tube, but I can see how that would make dismounts dicey for a short...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-15-24, 09:44 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 561
Posted By daywood

If you are handy with a computer graphics program...

If you are handy with a computer graphics program or know someone who is, you can make your own decals by recreating the originals and printing them onto stick-on vinyl or slide-on decal printer...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-13-24, 09:17 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,578
Posted By daywood

Congrats! I think you got a great deal on the...

Congrats! I think you got a great deal on the refurb of your Trek! Have fun with it and I look forward to updates.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-13-24, 09:07 AM
Replies: 9,219
Views: 3,318,234
Posted By daywood

Yeah. Mine of this ilk also have a lot of seat...

Yeah. Mine of this ilk also have a lot of seat post exposed because of how short the seat tubes are relative to the length of the top tubes. Sounds like you see it how I do: If the seat to pedal...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-13-24, 08:54 AM
Replies: 590
Views: 56,191
Posted By daywood

An update to show how quickly things can change:...

An update to show how quickly things can change: This park has been closed for the past few days as a wildfire is burning just over the hill in the left of the picture. The Forestry Department’s fire...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-08-24, 09:05 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,578
Posted By daywood

I agree with all of this. This is the fun of...

I agree with all of this. This is the fun of getting your hands on a frame set. It’s a blank sheet of paper to do whatever you want. An alternative if this much change is kind of overwhelming, and if...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-08-24, 08:45 AM
Replies: 3,057
Views: 911,654
Posted By daywood

I can’t believe you ditched the red dork disk! 😂

I can’t believe you ditched the red dork disk! 😂
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-06-24, 10:47 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 715
Posted By daywood

I know some hold strong feelings about preserving...

I know some hold strong feelings about preserving the original paint on some bikes, but what I would do if the blemished area bugged me is strip the fork down and repaint it, either with a very...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-06-24, 10:15 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,578
Posted By daywood

I think I felt a collective gasp in The Force. 😂...

I think I felt a collective gasp in The Force. 😂 There’s an entire subculture built around love for Multitracks. Here are their sacred writings...
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