Like Father – Like Son
At last years CMW (2004), Beven(Gerbilfranklin) sold me his old banged up, dented scratched and generally mangled, but operational Onza trials frame for 10 bucks. I had a plan.
I was going to use it as an alternate trials frame for a Profile wheelset that was from a trials uni I bought used.
The frame sat around in the garage getting more banged up and used as a prod by my youngs sons, who knew nothing about what it was, only that it could make a “kang” sound as it was heaved around the garage and landed on the concrete inside or on the driveway. No damage really.
Over time, I took a steel brush to my drill and gradually took most of the paint off on the “outside” surfaces of the frame. I got tired of doing this and left the paint on the inside of the fork legs, but sanded them gently. It used to be black. It wanted another purple frame.
The frame sat some more. Finally at K-Mart, I found some purple spray paint. “Ohhh, Cool”. It will match the Father, a Cush Purple Uber Muni which was powder coated.
I finally, over a year later, got around to spray painting. Looks decent enough from a few feet away – can’t beat a 3 dollar can of spray paint. I dig on the purple shade. Once I start riding it, I know it will chip and get scratched to smithereens, but who cares. The fun was making it and now the fun will be riding it.
Parts include: KH trials (Kovachi built)wheelset with 140mm cranks, old Onza frame, GB4 seatpost, Primo Viking seat post collar, CF seat base, KH Fusion seat cover, Miyata foam, Bridgeman handle, Sun Ringle pedals will be swapped out for JC pedals that are in the mail.
Cheers.
Image of both
Image of “Son”
