Ti minus P = 1368

was curious about the weight of the Serotta TiMax

I am surprised,.in a positive way ;)

Timax minus Paint = 1368gr,..that's impressive for a 18" frame !




(thanks to the Retrobike archive for the old Serotta Scans)


Previous post:
-> Stripping the Serotta TiMax frame

OLD-METAL website

Next to the blog i am working on a website.
I hope to build this into a databank for retro mountainbikes untill <'95 but this will take a while and i have so much more to do then just this.
So for now it is only a homepage but i hope to build into a site which will be helpfull for the people who are interested in bikes like this.

OWMTBC update !!!!

An update regarding the 1st Old World Mountain Bike Championships after the first announcement in February
We are receiving the first registrations so be quick when you have plans to enter...
Email us at : info (at) owmtb.org for further information and check out our website,.. http://www.owmtbc.org/

click the title to get redirected to the bikerader article

Fat Decals

I put on the Fat Chance decals on the downtube.
I tried the TITANIUM one also on the toptube but that one did not want to stick, might be the age of the glue,.. :(
but ,..i am happy with the looks right now.

If you are looking for FAT CHANCE decals, Rody form Groovy Cycles is able to help you out.
You can contact him through his own site : GROOVY CYCLEWORKS

Previous Fat Chance posts:
-> Fat Chance jersey
-> Fat Chance Titanium
-> The Fat Chance Yo Eddy Team aquafade

Stripping, getting naked

Today i have started the Serotta Project.
Now with de decals on it's way from the Serotta factory and the contact with a good painter (i have seen some work and that looks nice) i thought it was time to get myself some paintstripper and start stripping ;)

this was the reason for me that i wanted to get it repainted, the paint looked reasonably well but there were to many chips for my "building standard"




I bought some paint stripper from Alabastine.
Tested it first on a small part of the rear and it worked rather good.
I had to apply it thicker and longer then i first expected but i had time enough so that was no problem





The parts with the decals seemed to be thougher so had to be treated twice and a bit longer





after the paintstripper i used some Brillo wool to get clean the frame and remove the last spots and paintstripper remains
underneath the iconic orange paint a beautifully welded titanium frame came to the front.





and mentioned before : this is the color scheme i am going for :



previous TiMax post:
-> Serotta Titanium candy, works of art
-> Brooks Swift Titanium for the Serotta TiMax

Ride in style,..

When I ride the Fat, it has to be in style ! :)

I am in love with FAT !!! ;)

With my Fat!
I took it out for the first time and i know, i still need to tweak it here and there, the canti's need to be set up better, headset adjusted and other small thinks and oh yeah,..decals will be applied next week

It is kinda picture heavy but it is such a niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice ride!
The ride is sharp, confortable, the fork looks to be a perfect combi, pretty, light and the size fits like a glove

HAPPY MAN OVERHERE! :)

pre weekend update - Fat content

This week i received a few parts so I made some progress with especially the Fat.
The Ibis Mojo got his well deserved painted Judy and that i will post within a few days but now first the Fat Titanium.

The Fat Chance got this week the Moots/Kish stem, the Kolo Titanium Bar and the Chris King pewter Wheelset.
I also received a set of Alligator I-Link brake and shifter cables but these looked to modern on this bike so I got myself some XTR cables untill the moment i receive the Goretex Ride-on sets.
These Ride-On cabels work for me quite good, I used these on my Serotta ATX back in 95 and never failed.
The thing I didn't do yet was applying the Fat Chance decals, for that I want to take some time and not do this in a hurry,..i only get one chance and I better do it good then ;)
I think the decals will make a big difference because the frame looks a bit plain right now, not that much colour, the result of the mainly Titanium parts I used.



have a good weekend,...

Fat Decals

pffff,..thank god!

i received the Fat Titanium decals today

Guestbook

Hi,

I now have a guestbook set up.
A few words from you guys with your comment on my blog and maybe a small piece of your own MTB history would be great

Would really appreciate it,..

Thanks

PS

received again some things today:
- My Titanium Kolo bar so i can finish the Fat
- The Ibis colour matched RS Judy legs and booster
- another Judy which i bought months ago and actually don't need anymore ;)
- The Royce Ti BB for the Serotta
- An XTR M900 front derri,..can't remember why i bought that one :$

Yesterday i bought:
- A Pace carbon RC31 420mm Magnesium; i think i want to use it for the Serotta TiMax
- I-Link Alligator cables for the Fat
Hope to receive these parts after the weekend.

And also i got an email from Ben Serotta that the new decals for the TiMax have been send out so i now need to get the frame clear of paint.
Last thing of the day,..: Still did not receive the Fat Decals,..these are now in transit for over 2 weeks from the states,..i hope they will arrive because these cost a fortune,..