Well, lookey here. What's this under there?

[roguedog]

Look what I found after jsut and hour or so of cleaning up this frame...

Before:

[roguedog]

After an hour with "Oops" and some dawn soap:

[roguedog]

I'm having some trouble taking off some weird black paint on the chain stay. if i can't get it off.. then i guess i've gotta powder coat this puppy.

any ideas for colors or designs if i go this route?? although i'd love to have something totally fancy and lovely.. i'm thinking maybe i ought to stay true to the original frame style...

i'd like something nice but not too fancy. something that accents the lugs and is classic.. maybe? i'm also thinking something that doesn't scream, yell or loudly proclaim "STEAL ME!!" (and maybe that's an argument to not re-paint it..)

but maybe with a touch of.. something unique? i dunno. which is why i'm kinda asking you folks for some thoughts.

anyone know of some trustworthy powder coating companies? i've looked into spectrum, sycip, maas tech which i think all do nice jobs but if anyone has any personal experience, i'd love to hear about it!

[Veronica]

That's going to be so beautiful! I have a Bridgestone MB1 as my commute bike. Very cool!

V.

[SouthernBelle]

Nifty. I think refurbing a vintage frame would be fun and a Bridgestone would be one of my first choices. Do you want to stay true to the period or go really retro.

Also, you might contact Rivendell, since he is the original Bridgestone designer.

[Trek420]

whooo hooo! You lucky gal. That's going to be a beeeyooteeful bike. Love those chrome lugs.

Y'all know I like my LBS .... a lot. Chris does a great deal of powder coating. My steel commuter-mobile is about 10 years old, she's got some scrapes and dings over the years most from contact with bike racks.

I've been thinking of powder coating without the logos.

Lots and lots of colors to pick from, Chris thinks I should go with burgundy frame and black front fork.

He estimated somewhere less than $150. I think that's without logos.

His paint guys could replace your logos too.

But yes, what S'Belle said you may want to give the Riv guys a call since they are right here and it may be one of theirs, they might want a go at it.

Chris'll serve you coffee though so c'mon down

[mimitabby]

wow, you have made incredible progress!
Is it red or orange? (I am not certain)

thanks for the pix.

[Veronica]

I'm looking at a Bridgestone Catalog from '92. The XO 1 came with the The Most Expensive Fork Crown In the World.

Limited production of 1,000, mustache handlebars and was purple metallic or pearl tusk that year. It's not in the '94 catalog I have.

V.

[Trek420]

"The "XO" series were the most idiosyncratic of Petersen's designs. They were intended as fast, sporty urban street machines, primarily for pavement use, but more rugged than traditional "road" bikes. Most of them featured "moustache " handlebars and slick medium-width tires.
The top-of-the-line XO-1 and other upper-end models used 559 mm (26 inch) tires, and 23.8 mm (15/16") handlebars that used "road" type brake levers and bar-end shifters.

These bikes, especially the XO-1, are highly sought-after "cult" bikes today. The XO-5 was more like a typical "hybrid" with 622 mm (700c) wheels and a variant moustache handlebar with 22.2 mm (7/8") diameter, that used "mountain bike" type controls. This model was rather too compromised. That version of the moustache handlebar had fairly poor ergonomics with the supplied controls."

you lucky dog you, whoa baby, that's a nice project bike.

now that we've seen "before" here's just one example of an "after" shot

http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2005/cc...shian1205.html

[KnottedYet]

Wow..... just wow! Keep taking pics, keep us updated! How totally cool!

[Bad JuJu]

I've read the same thing Trek420 said--that the XO-1 is a highly desirable bike among some circles. I've read long posts somewhere about how people wish they could find one, wish they'd start making more, etc. You have really got a treasure on your hands!

My touring bike is a Waterford 1900 is similar in character to the XO-1: lugged steel, 559 tires, barend shifters, and drop bars. It's the most comfortable bike ever, though a bit heavy for fast club riding.

[roguedog]

ya.. i'm looking forward to restoring it. yesterday morning i started a BOM, a "bill of materials" for it. i'm going to sign up for a 2 day bike mechanics/maintenance workshop in feb. any one wanna join? it's in sf over 2 sundays.

mimi - it's orange.

veronica - since it's orange, i'm guessing this is the 93. oh sorry.. it's "construction pumpkin."

trek - thanks, as always. will contact chris or take it in for him to take a gander at. and that's not a chrome lugs.. the last owner painted over the orange with some metallic paint that requires more rubbing thant i put in in the first hour or so.

sb - thanks.. i've been wondering about calling riv. i know i've been scouring their catalog for parts! I think i wannna keep it simple and true to the retro.

here's my fave "after" shots:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/89119745@N00/

will keep ya all posted as i make progress or.. not

[roguedog]

omg.. that gorgeous xo-1 is up on ebay for sale...

anyone a 50cm???

http://cgi.ebay.com/93-Bridgestone-X...QQcmdZViewItem

[KnottedYet]

AAAAAAAAH! How could he SELL it?

I'd just cancel the wedding, rather than selling 1/500 orange 93 X0-1 that's been fully restored!!!!

[mimitabby]

i am so confused! are these pictures of your new bike on flicker? they look just like the bike on Ebay... same picture, same background..
and it's dated november 2006? ? ? ?


and isn't it interesting that at the same time we both bought orange steel road bikes??