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Recommendations & Suggestions required. *UPDATE and MAIDEN VOYAGE*

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  • January 6, 2012 at 3:20 pm #14729
    trikeman

    Hi All,
    I have a Specialized S Works Tarmac SL frame, yep the older original, non-zerted puppy (some say the ‘real one’) and over the years its got to look a little dated and chipped. However, over the break I decided (rightly or wrongly) to completely strip the frame back to bare carbon – one hell of a job and not completely finished yet. I am reasonably ‘handy’ with a spray gun but am totally undecided what to do with it, colour-wise. I thought about going about putting it back to original but can’t get all the decalling. There are decals etc on ebay I know, but it would always look like ‘make believe’.
    Any suggestions for its re-paint? All suggestions appreciated (except for pink). May even have a go at air brushings like early Colnagos – semi matt black anyone???

    Regards

    Trikeman. 😉

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  • June 26, 2012 at 9:02 pm #660251
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    Super Domestique

    Thanks for the info trikeman.
    Thanks for the info trikeman.

    June 26, 2012 at 8:03 pm #660249
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    swansfan

    Hi Trikeman!
    A bit radical
    Hi Trikeman!

    A bit radical maybe but…..

    As you’ve done the ‘stealth’ thing, what about a full on Kawasaki Racing Team effort on the next one?

    Team Racing Green; Purple and Black????

    Go on…you know you wanna 🙂

    (PS the stealth looks awesome)

    June 25, 2012 at 5:58 pm #660247
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    trikeman

    SD,
    I still have the other
    SD,
    I still have the other Tarmac SL, she is hanging in the roof of the ‘garage of many bike bits’. No doubt covered in cobwebs now, but I am thinking what to do with that one colour/finish wise. I was thinking about doing a Help for Heroes style colour scheme – base black with the light and darker blue with red ‘flashes’ and the logo on the down tube. I will have to check with the charity first though, perhaps use it for my Cherborg to Cean ride on my own. IF I can afford to I would donate it to the charity or maybe auction it – I’m still in thoughts about that one.
    The Allez, well that is still within the family, though I don’t see much of it during the summer – no doubt it will turn back up here when it needs something doing to it.
    Regards,

    Trikeman. 😉

    June 25, 2012 at 6:22 am #660245
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    Super Domestique

    Thanks for the info.
    Do you
    Thanks for the info.

    Do you still have the other tarmac sl as per your profile or has that gone in the trikeman cull?
    Plus the old allez?

    Btw I liked the red pedals. I forgot to mention that before. Reminds me of the pina fp quattro that had been on my shortlist.

    June 24, 2012 at 8:25 pm #660243
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    trikeman

    Hi,
    although the photo was
    Hi,
    although the photo was taken yesterday, nothing stays still. Now it sports black fizik bar tape and black front mech bracket, now looks even more ‘stealthy’.

    The build is a 52cm S-Works Tarmac SL with full Ultegra throughout, Toupe Ti, Mavic Ksyrium Elites, SLK Carbon Pro crankset and Conti Gatorskins. Carbon seatpost & stem.

    Adey, I was a little suprised there was filler on an original frame but it was cosmetic, very thin skim around joins and sprayed over, so I doubt the removal will effect anything.
    Regards

    Trikeman. 😉

    June 24, 2012 at 7:37 pm #660241
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    Super Domestique

    Looks stunning. Ok
    Looks stunning. Ok Tarmac-wise I am biased trikeman, as you know, but even taking that out of the equation I still have to say its stunning.

    What’s the full build?

    June 24, 2012 at 7:09 pm #660239
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    Adey

    Well done Mr Trikeman – the
    Well done Mr Trikeman – the build looks fantastic!
    I hope you didn’t scrape away too much filler in the frame prep :O

    June 23, 2012 at 4:25 pm #660237
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    Raleigh

    The wheelset on the Project
    The wheelset on the Project Light weigh less than 800g in total.

    LIGHT

    June 23, 2012 at 4:07 pm #660235
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    trikeman

    Hi Raleigh,
    it does a bit,
    Hi Raleigh,
    it does a bit, doesn’t it.

    However, mine is light but not as light as the Cannondale. This one tips the scales at 16lb 3oz all up, don’t know how accurate the scales are though but it is really light.
    Tyres are not the lightest but I do like the gatorskins p******e resistance.
    Would be nice to get a set of lighter, less rolling resistance tyres but I have to have p*******e ‘confidence’.
    😕
    Regards,

    Trikeman. 😉

    June 23, 2012 at 2:21 pm #660233
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    Raleigh

    It looks a bit like the
    It looks a bit like the project light TopVelo bike that weighed 4.7 kilos:

    June 23, 2012 at 11:33 am #660231
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    trikeman

    Hi All,
    just got back from
    Hi All,
    just got back from the ‘now matt black S works Tarmac’ shakedown maiden voyage, now it’s all back together an’all.
    Just got to get some black bar tape, lower the bars about 15mm and ditch the ‘bling red’ pedals. Going to go the matt black on the front mech clamp too – a bit bright.
    Very anonymous!
    This is one light machine, as always – any thoughts?
    Regards

    Trikeman. 😉

    June 8, 2012 at 12:45 pm #660229
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    trikeman

    Hi Russy,
    I toyed with making
    Hi Russy,
    I toyed with making this a superb job with spotless finish so started work by wet rubbing down of the laquer over carbon. However, the finish under the laquer and hidden black paint was not very good at all, and on an S-Works Tarmac I expected better (maybe better on a Chinarello) :”(
    So, I just took off as much as I could then resorted to ‘scraping’ the laquer, paint and yes,,,,, filler :O under the paint which was original. Specialized used a light filler to cover up joins etc then blacked over, so it took a long time to remove.
    Not as such a good job as I would have liked to have done but did not want to start using filler.
    Primed with light self etch and then several coats of matt black.

    Trikeman. 😉

    June 8, 2012 at 11:31 am #660227
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    russyparkin

    wow, ok questions, how did
    wow, ok questions, how did you remove the paint? how long did it take roughly?

    how did you prime the frame after stripping?

    i turned down a carbon frame for near on pence the other day because the paint was so bad.

    damn it!

    June 7, 2012 at 9:22 pm #660225
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    Raleigh

    Get some ‘Trikeman’
    Get some ‘Trikeman’ decals.

    Or: My other bike is a Tarmac.

    Oh, and what else is in your garage?

    Any nice carbon wheelies? :/

    June 7, 2012 at 7:41 pm #660223
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    trikeman

    Hi All,
    just came back in
    Hi All,
    just came back in from the ‘garage of many bike bits’ after finishing the recommended Matt Black paint jobby on the S-Works Tarmac frame et al.
    I know its been some time since I started it (been up to my cravat in it) but now it’s nearly finito. I stood it on a pair of carbon 50mm’s and it looked really ‘stealthy’. 👿
    In the end I decided not to carry on with the red bits as in the picture above as now it just blends into the background, very ‘ordinary’ looking. 😀
    Thoughts????????

    Regards

    Trikeman. 😉

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