[cannondalejunky]

the shop i work at is putting on a cycle speedway race next weekend, so i'm using a bike that has been sitting under my deck for two years or more...it's a gary fisher aquila or something like that. basicly i stripped it down and cleaned it...then i spray painted it flat black and then masked off little strippes of tape all over the bike (which took about an hour or two to do) to create a zebra like design and then painted over that with turquoise spray paint...after that i put the bike back together (minus the breaks and shifters) and now all it needs is some slick tires and it'll be ready for the race.

here's the pictures that i took of it

before

the bike hanging to dry

my dog guarding the bike while the paint was drying

and the finished product

also i took a picture of this... this bike was my friends and i somehow adopted it...and when i was taking it apart i noticed that he somehow managed to break the water bottle cage...how one does that, i'm not really sure

 

[robdamanii]

Looks awesome for a rattle can job.

Funny thing, I destroyed a water bottle cage too. Not sure how I did it either.

 

[BIRDMAN111]

cool, but you shoulda just kept it that blue color only

 

[SkaredShtles]

Looks like it's going to be a pretty rough ride, what with those skinny-a$$ tires.

 

[cannondalejunky]

Looks like it's going to be a pretty rough ride, what with those skinny-a$$ tires.

it's gonna be a rough ride even with the tires on....since everybody will be riding slicks...has anyone on here ever done a cycle speedway race??? any suggestions or anything like that....even though we're not taking the race seriously and there's no prize at the moment

 

[Bicyclist]

What's a cycle speedway race?

 

[cannondalejunky]

it's mainly a british thing...you take four riders on mountain bikes and you remove the breaks and make them single speed, then place the 4 riders on an oval track usually 70-90 meters long and you have an all out battle sprint for x amount of laps...there's usually mutiple rounds and such

here's a video of one
cycle speedway race

 

[Bicyclist]

Damn, looks fun!

 

[BigMike]

it's mainly a british thing...you take four riders on mountain bikes and you remove the breaks and make them single speed, then place the 4 riders on an oval track usually 70-90 meters long and you have an all out battle sprint for x amount of laps...there's usually mutiple rounds and such

here's a video of one
cycle speedway race

that doesnt necessarily sound like a good idea! But have fun

 

[Tame Ape]

haha, it looks like a blast! I'd hate to nust that on concrete though, it looks dirt is a must.:biggrin:

 

[cannondalejunky]

haha, it looks like a blast! I'd hate to nust that on concrete though, it looks dirt is a must.:biggrin:

yeah, we'll most likely be riding on a baseball field or something like that

 

[mastercycleman]

hahaha, I broke a waterbottle cage once too, the guy looked at me funny when I took it back

 

[wood-dog]

hey, I like the ride! Looks very unique. Have fun in the race and good luck!

 

[Bearmntpicnic]

that looks like so much fun.

 

[loco-gringo]

I'd be pretty pissed if someone knocked me off of my bike to win second.

 

[Sherpa]

What shop do you work at?

 

[cannondalejunky]

What shop do you work at?

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