taking part in the # CHEAP BIKE BUILD OFF #CHEAPBIKEBUILDOFF by mull3tmechanic and promoted by 2ND LIFE BIKES I am building a bike along the build-off parameters (total expenditure 150,- £, finish by Feb 28th, etc.)
Base is a severely challenged 70-ties Atala Touring bike frame
I do believe we’re get into the last part of me filming today because then I’d like to use some time uploading and uh I think I made like six seven parts for the video today so that’s kind of enough need to now make sure it’s all nice and visible so polishing it’s Auto
S the bottom cup which is one of my favorite systems here and um I’m guessing that I’m going to be okay with this here it’s conical my dear phone what’s the problem again yeah why do I always have to take my phone out of the stand in order to solve this issue anyone
Knows okay now doesn’t that head of the frame look shiny okay start again what I’m doing here is polishing the the race surface I am hoping that this actually makes the surface denser smoother and it will live a little bit longer then otherwise it just keeps rubbing this looks pretty good I like
This system though too I will show you later the other parts I have assembled a freestyle mix and match headset and that is the top race here that is sticking out I like this kind of system because funny enough it lets me use one of these super old
Italian top bolts top brace top boltable top Braes something like that and this is obviously not exactly period correct what I’m using here at least I don’t think so I I do not remember where I got this part here but I’ve been wanting to use this forever it’s obviously relatively
Classic it’s special to me because I only have one of those um and I think this is actually uh this let me think let me think is that a German bicycle that I remember it wasn’t it was rather heavy duty stuff looks much better after a little
Bit of Polish autool so here’s my two most favorite polishing compounds out to all Metal Polish Polish this just in my books never experienced any anything like this if you have I am waiting to hear from you because there is always always something that is the the enemy of the good the
Better so I’m going to reach as far up as I can this is all greased up okay and again from the top now I need fresh gloves for for there is a problem because I need this aluminium piece that I harvest it when the bottom race the old one came out fall off
Okay now go in behave yourself look at that I Think We’re In Harmony to today my bicycle frame in me look at this perfect very good okay no there’s two options either I can find this or not pause