feathering life

black was boring the hell out of me, so i stripped the paint off! after hours of angle grinding/steel wool/and a fresh clear coat, baldamort is bare metal and ready to shred.

here’s the new bike i just finished building for julie while she’s here in boston….the bike’s name is baldamort! (imagine a lightning bolt now!)

the frame is an old mountain bike frame i found, its black with blue and green paint showing in the scratched areas, pretty rad looking. the crank and chainring and stem and handlebars and seatpost are all scrounged as well. i got a deep-v wheelset with a coaster hub for some easy riding and a nice comfy leather seat. some huge slicks for easy riding. i recently switched out the crank for a 110bcd black pake crank that is much less rusted and sketchy. she rides like a dream…