Surly ..... re-build and parts uograde

[ozboz]

Hiya , I’m doing this to get my mind off all this doom and gloom.i am finding it unsettling .

I posted a month ago that I had retrieved my Surly that was nicked last August , it was mainly unscathed but there was some damage to brake levers and and shifters , front wheel a bit buckled and the back tyre was almost thread bare and there is a very nasty scrawp on the crossbar ,
So , time to get this lovely ride back on the frog and toad !!
The idea is to put new shifters and levers , put an 10 speed 11-42 cassette on and put a wider size tyres on , new saddle and other bits and bobs. I’m not sure how to tackle the damage to cross bar , it was powder coated in a tangerine colour by Surly, I’ll have a look on websites to see if I can find a solution , I doubt I could find a paint match in a durable paint ,
Anyway, that’s the plan !!
Ok so, Keep safe

 

[roadrash]

I don't know about surrey but round here I can get a frame and forks bead blasted and powder coated for £35, and they do a top notch job too. good luck and don't forget we like pics.

 

[ozboz]

I don't know about surrey but round here I can get a frame and forks bead blasted and powder coated for £35, and they do a top notch job too. good luck and don't forget we like pics.

Hiya, which company is that ? I had a classic GT frame done around here in powder coat an it was not a very good job at all , I let it go because it was an MTB but I’ll be very fussy about this one , it’s very special to me,

 

[All uphill]

I have had some success touching up scratched paintwork with nail varnish . Comes in loads and loads of colours, is cheap and surprisingly durable.

Just a thought!

 

[I like Skol]

Touch it up then slap a sticker over it.
I know stickers can be a bit marmite for some people (I personally don't like them) but something conservative, maybe just your name and home flag might cover the damage without being too 'in your face'?

 

[ozboz]

this the coating damage

 

[I like Skol]

Looks perfect touching up to provide corrosion protection then a matching custom sticker on both sides.

 

[ozboz]

That’s a cracking thing you are doing for the DSA, I’ll donate for that , I have personal reasons for doing it ,
Well done you and your Gang !!
Edit,
I think I’ve just cocked up on the payment page , I’ll wait and see if any emails come through , and the try again

 

[roadrash]

Hiya, which company is that ? I had a classic GT frame done around here in powder coat an it was not a very good job at all , I let it go because it was an MTB but I’ll be very fussy about this one , it’s very special to me,

stockport powdercoating,

http://www.stockportpowdercoating.com/

you can see the results in this thread

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/restoration-twenty.148038/

 

[ozboz]

Not really , in the footer of @I like Skol post he has put up info and I am responding to it , can’t see a problem with that

 

[I like Skol]

Wrong thread perchance?

Not really , in the footer of @I like Skol post he has put up info and I am responding to it , can’t see a problem with that

Riding with @nickyboy and two others to raise money for Downs Syndrome Association - www.cyclechat.net/threads/nickyboys-2020-lejog-for-downs-syndrome-association.254942
Fingers crossed now that the corona virus doesn't cause us too much trouble but it is beginning to look like we will have to move the dates back a couple of months

 

[EltonFrog]

Wrong thread perchance?

Sorry, couldn’t see that on my iPhone

 

[Crankarm]

Hiya , I’m doing this to get my mind off all this doom and gloom.i am finding it unsettling .

I posted a month ago that I had retrieved my Surly that was nicked last August , it was mainly unscathed but there was some damage to brake levers and and shifters , front wheel a bit buckled and the back tyre was almost thread bare and there is a very nasty scrawp on the crossbar ,
So , time to get this lovely ride back on the frog and toad !!
The idea is to put new shifters and levers , put an 10 speed 11-42 cassette on and put a wider size tyres on , new saddle and other bits and bobs. I’m not sure how to tackle the damage to cross bar , it was powder coated in a tangerine colour by Surly, I’ll have a look on websites to see if I can find a solution , I doubt I could find a paint match in a durable paint ,
Anyway, that’s the plan !!
Ok so, Keep safe

Which Surly? There are many. Would it be a X-Check as in your avatar?

 

[ozboz]

Which Surly? There are many. Would it be a X-Check as in your avatar?

Yep it the CrossCheck ,

 

[Crankarm]

Well at least you got it back. Many disappear never to be seen again like my first Brompton.

X-Check is basically the Straggler but with rim brakes?