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i guess it came from my b*ke, something about 25 and german and bare aluminium rims and hubs, chrome forks and mudguards and pale gold frame. even though she looks like a heap of junk up close now you can tell that she was damn pretty.

front mudguard destroyed itself since this pic too

Ahhh! Close the curtains! Seeing those two wheels bolted onto one frame effected like a vampire who has had a darkened window opened to the sun :sunglasses: . Of course I also have b*cycles but I keep it quiet and only ride them in the dark.

forgive me, i have closed the curtains…

i live in a city where only the stupid do not have b*kes, it takes ~4 times as long to get to the city centre from here by car - or indeed twice as long as by unicycle

Haha love the censorship! Excellent, absolutely excellent. That really made me howl :smiley:

Nightfox saddle adjustment.

The aim of the Nightfox was to get the saddle as low as possible with a handle. It is currently way way lower than any other model! Some of the sacrifice was to have the saddle angle adjustable. Our research showed that the majority of people never change the saddle angle. So we selected an angle that most people are comfortable with.

As it happens the design has one big advantage over standard saddle support systems. It is considerably more rigid.

If you really want to have it at a different angle get a KH base saddle with bolts and fit spacers under the front bolt holts and use the longer bolts.

Roger

FULL POLISHED KH36er… :astonished:

That will look very, very, VERY nice indeed!!!

… Jealous :stuck_out_tongue:

Trumps my anodised Kh36 frame and cranks in Red

I think so as well…but it may also take some cleaning! Never mind, I’m retired, I have nothing else to do but ride and clean unicycles :roll_eyes: :smiley:

More pictures of project to follow soon…

All alloy 36?

Just one image to highlight the ongoing construction of my fully polished 36er. The plastic parts seem to have translated OK into ‘Naboo Starship mode’. I’m having to wear shades as I assemble to avoid the polished and silvered glare :sunglasses:

That’s looking pretty awesome! Looking forward to more pics as the build progresses.
What make of fender is that?

Thanks, this is the link.
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_728665_langId_-1_categoryId_210163

Here are some images. It remains to be seen how the bright finish stands up to the elements

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So are all those pieces powdercoated?

Oh no. Powdercoating requires heat does it not? I understand there is the two-pack paint system that hardens with an epoxy so its cold but not sure is its available in silver. I did a little research on specialist paint coatings for plastics and came up with an aerosol spray paint. I got a plastic primer and cleaned the components finishing with wet and dry. The top coat is intended for plastic and I gave it several coats to build the finish.

Not sure how durable this will turn out. I will be letting the paint harden for a few weeks before assembling. Ive only had to treat the mudguard as the rest is metal. Although I am fitting a white handle to the Impact saddle and likewise a white bumper. These were bought by purchasing this http://www.unicycle.uk.com/unicycle-parts/saddles/saddles/schwinngel-blu-sil.html from unicycle.co.uk. So I can remove the handle and bumper and put them on the Impact

Yeah, you gotta bake your parts for powdercoating, that’s why I was asking. I thought maybe there was some cool trick to doing it or something.

Spray paint oughta be as good as anything. I’ve never had luck painting plastic though.

Nice! With a UCM and some chrome SINZ cranks and bolts? And a Hope Tech hydraulic dual piston with braided line? And a chromed KH-TBar with bar ends? Nabu Starship mode as you call it, or maybe Terminator2 MUni? With the right lighting, it would make for some really great photos. Nice work with to date progress:-)

Ms Silver as she has been named is not having too much ‘clutter’ – if I could call a brake that. The Starwars Naboo starship (pic) is my source of inspiration for Ms Silver but I used Terminator inspiration to create Mr Black (pic). And he has an Avid carbon-fibre brake with a lever fitted ‘upside-down’ on the bars in an effort to improve the ‘aesthetic run’ of the hose. Yup the ‘chromed’ Tbar is ready to fit! (pic)

Using the foss tube to protect the re-profiled and polished Stealth2 rim. (pic) Hub not changed yet. If the modified rim behaves itself once it’s on the road I intend to rebuild it with a KH titanium hub……because it sounds good :wink:

Hey, thanks for the heads-up! You have reminded me that I have contacts in the photo business. I will check out the possibility of doing studio shots of the two uni’s. Should make a nice contrast, one all black and one all chrome

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You for got to add the tyre Geoff!!!

Ah-haa that’s the special edition ‘acrylic-rubber’ transparent tyre I have fitted :stuck_out_tongue:
Seriously, in the interests of producing as bright a machine as possible I really have to consider reducing the black influence of the tyre. So,Obi-Wan, have your creative-juices guessed what I am going to do?

May the force help you out :roll_eyes:

Get a white tire and paint it silver. Normal wear will leave only the knob tips white which won’t show so much like black would. Ah, that’s my guess.

Wow! outstanding, I hadn’t thought of that. However, I don’t think there is a 36 white tyre available? So I have a few spare standard 36 tyres and will try out your suggestion by painting one with white tyre-wall paint and break the knob tips in with my Nimbus Nightrider. Xmas is intruding but pics to follow asap.

Can you hang a 36er from a Christmas tree? Yeah, if the tree’s big enough! :smiley:

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