phobus

If you only run one brake, don't make it the rear.

Mars_

why is that? I thought if you used front only you could go over the handlebars

seau grateau

The front brake has the vast majority of the stopping power on a bike, and when used correctly, it won't send you over the bars.

Mars_

Started painting. Didn’t manage to go to my friends house cuz stuff, but painted it just outside on the sidewalk

Going with a dark red with ivory stripes, and gonna go with a deep blue for the grip tape on the handlebars. Also, gonna paint the rim of that wheel ivory too. Wanted more of a cream color but hardware store only had satin finish for it, not gloss so, rip

chainwhip

Gold-line the lugs. :0)

Mars_

Ohh that would b dope. I painted the frame red yesterday. Gonna do another coat today. Don’t think I’ll paint them gold but thinking abt it that wud b sick ^^

chainwhip

Not knowledgeable enough, maybe someone can give more info...gold lines at the lug edges may be from the assembly/brazing process. The lugs don't get painted gold completely... just along their edges.






Dunno if the "fade" in your paint job was intended, but I like it.

Mars_

Oh I see! ya I prolly won't do that, but it wud b dope. N also, I did just that part of the top tube white bc I did stripes. Painted it white, masked 3 stripes, then painted the whole thing red. Gon go see if the wind has died down to see if I can paint it again today!

Ghrumpy

It's just paint. It's hard to do neatly with a brush especially on something like the Nervex Pro, but you can buy gold paint pens, they work great.