Before
After (not a dramatic difference)
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Mavic Aksium Race wheel -- In the process of cleaning corrosion on the spokes... About half way there.
The pictures below shows one of the spokes that has been sanded and steel-wooled. This spoke was cleaned more than the others to see what it would look like with a lot of sanding & cleaning... This was too much work. I don't plan to clean the spokes to this extent. There are twenty spokes and two flat sides for 70 surfaces to clean. It would take a very long time to clean all the spokes to be this clean and shiny. I plan to make all the spokes black (paint) so it doesn't matter too much.
Monday, July 22, 2019
Blue Paramount -- Bontrager Wheels with Blue tires put on the bike
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| Cleaned up an old skewer and put it on the front wheel, which was missing the skewer. Greased all the parts before assembly. |
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| The blue on the side of the tires matches the blue of the frame pretty well. This frame needs everything so the wheels are just the start... |
Saturday, July 20, 2019
Long Beach Swap Meet -- Sunday, July 14, 2019 -- Four Car Books (first 4 of a set) -- Part 5
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| I think the set consists of 23 volumes. They were published in 1974 and is basically an encyclopedia related to cars. It's pretty well done and interesting to browse through. I have the entire set already (purchased a long time ago from a Salvation Army store, I think...). |
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| You can see the dirt on the spines. It cleaned up nicely. |
After Cleaning... In real life, there's a noticeable difference but the pictures don't show it...
Whittier Bicycle Swap Meet -- Saturday, July 13, 2019 - Part 3 of 3
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| Pair of Bontrager "Race" wheels with tires. |
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| The spokes are bladed. |
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| The front wheel is missing the skewer. |
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| 8 speeds. Shimano HG |
After Cleaning (wasn't too dirty to start with, but looks really good after cleaning).
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| 8 speeds |
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