You don’t want to grind the anodising, you will wreck it. A hard anodise with a ptfe seal for lubricity would be what your after but there are several things to take into account. Anodising is not just a surface growth, you eat away your substrate as well. So once stripped, clean, de-ox and etched you can lose a bit on the size, especially on a diameter. I wouldn’t expect it to make much difference on fork stanchions to be honest but you never know!. For a 25um hard anodise film we would use the rule of thumb of 50/50 growth. So 12.5um into the substrate and 12.5um growth on the anodic film. You can’t just keep adding to the film either as the acid used in the process actually breaks it down as your forming it.
Working with virgin Alu is a shed load easier than trying to sort stuff thats been anodised before. We find most of the time that you would need to repolish stripped parts to get a decent finish.

Bummer, i ride that rode alot!

It’s great with a supension fork!

I find it a little to lazy. Loved it with a set of DT Swiss rigids on though.

Where? how much and what condition? mines 2 months away so ….

Should be over a pound i reckon. Love my Swift but i’m not a fan of it once Sus is fitted.

It has to be those colours, it’s the law! You’ll probably see it before i do anyway unless Alex has it delivered straight to Lowestoft.

Just buying a frame and moving all the parts across from my Swift to it. Unfortunately there’s been a bit of a wait for it, was supposed to be here last month but is now due on the 16th June.

Ritchey for me – in fact I have!Will have once the damn thing arrives!

I had to return a Fisher a couple of years back when it cracked. They stripped a bike there and then as the manufacturer had no more woman’s ones left (it was the wife’s). They where quick and helpful.

I’d like a 34 please, i did e-mail you.

Tabby McTat, argument over.

Sorry, are we talking about the pit at the end of the Red? and when was the accident with the rider?. I only ask because in the middle of Summer myself and a mate where coming to the end of the red when we heard someone calling for help, was a chap and his mate. I went off to guide the Ambulance in and we checked back a little later. Never did hear the outcome but it didn’t look clever at the time. I was on a Swift.

Sidewalls on mine have been fine so far, they did take a hell of a lot to seal though. I’ve managed to cut the actual tread on mine so it wouldn’t seal. Repaired it in the end with a patch but it was a faff.

Morning, i run a Ron on the front and won’t be replacing it like for like, ok for a race tyre round here, but a bit fragile for everyday use.

My Swift – 21lbs 05.
Medium Swift
DT Swiss XRR Forks
XTR M960 modded cranks
American classic wheels
EC70 bars and EA70 finishing kit
New XT brakes with the icetech rotors
erm, Schwalbe tyres

Goes to 23lbs 12 with a set of Reba’s on it.

21 lbs

Mark, i use the EC70’s. So should be perfect for you.

I have 2 of those sat in my shed that won’t get used again, both in good condition. Let me know if your interested and i’ll dig them out.

Streetlife is the one you want, excellent service and always something to see.

Does kind of ease the pain a bit doesn’t it?

Sorry to hear about the off Gee, easily done. I managed to collect a stump at the bottom of the shocker on my last lap without the aid of trying to pass anyone. If anyone here is the lovely chap or lady that stopped to lend me a multi tool to fix my rear brake at the end of the shocker then thank you! I owe you one!.

Could do with the dust dampened down.

I’d have one with just the logo as well, maybe note on the justgiving address to go with it?

I’ve got some on my Swift, really nice, noticable difference to similar on-one carbon and white brothers that i’ve tried.

The paint job is anatomicly correct.

Why o why couldn’t you just let the wolfman Klein dissapear!

If anyones wondering – look at the seat tube – yes it is.

What you want is a 23lb Swift Mark :lol:

I have a set of M960s the i polished up. Tried lacquer when i first polished them but it didn’t last long. They do scuff up and oxidize quickly, i just repolish them. Soon going to try an experiment. After lookng into it at work best option seems to be – polish – alochrome then get a few layers of lacquer on there within 12 hours. The alochromeing is a conversion coating that will allow the lacquer to bond properly to the surface.

*waves*
As above really mate, just hover over the saddle and use your legs and weight to pump the undulations. If you like we will have a practice session next time we are over and see what we can do.

O, and buy a Swift! :wink:

just as a slight hi-jack, i run a steel freehub body on mine but i’ve found that i seem to go through the bearings on the inside of the cassette like crazy. They seem to eat themselves no matter what make i use. Anyone else had this? the hub was fine when it ran geared.

Rides just as nice as it looks as well!
*waves*
a11y – Arch’s. I’m a bit lighter ride the same and will be going for the Arch rims on my wheelset.

Right then, quick disclaimer! The route above is slightly wrong for the morning’s ride. It’s one of our lads GPS tracks and the cheeky fella has included some out of bounds sections. Just for reference we will be sticking to the legal tracks only. Also he shall be prodded with a large stick and forced to ride a Raleigh Activator for the mornings ride as penance.

:roll:
what can i say?
See you either this Sunday or the next then Luke

huh? you pre riding the track Luke? the race is the following weekend, i’m there as well.

In fact:-
The Anglian and Lincolnshire Group is proud to present…

The Retrobike Thetford Classic 2011

Round 2 Of The Retrobike National Event Series with support from

:: Date: Sunday 23rd of January 2011
:: Time: 10am for a 1030 start.
:: Meeting at: Brandon Country Park Visitor Centre, Bury Road, Brandon, Suffolk, IP27 0SU Map here: http://www.multimap.com/s/PJmDkXZS
:: Directions: Brandon Country Park Visitor Centre is situated on the B1106. from the A11 this is the elvden cross road, signposted for brandon & centre parks. traveling from the A11 towards brandon the Brandon Country Park Visitor Centre is on the left. Parking is now Pay & Display, £2 all day. there is extra parking in the Orchard car park behind the old peoples home.
:: Terrain: Lots of single track, bomb holes and forest trails.
:: Route: Here are the maps from the recent recce.

Morning ride data + map http://www.sportstracklive.com/track/detail/parkpreboi/Singlespeed-MTB/Brandon-Country-Park/morning-route/87999

Afternoon ride data + map http://www.sportstracklive.com/track/detail/parkpreboi/Singlespeed-MTB/High-Lodge-Red-Route/afternoon-ride/88000

Last year over 20 people turned out for some great riding around the trails of Thetford. MBR magazine also turned out on their old school machinery and covered the ride in their magazine. There will be a ride in the morning followed by another after lunch, as per the maps above. Lou74 will be our guide for the day.

Sign up now!

drop me an e-mail and i will send you the information fella.

Everyones welcome, my Swift is hardly Retro but it doesn’t stop me. the more the merrier!

there’s a fair few of us on Retrobike if you pop in and take a look, i’m sure several people on here have met us before (Luke for example). We often have rides at Thetford and a few of the lads are from your neck of the woods. Just so happeds that we have a big ride planned for this Sunday at 10 in the morning. I think last year we had about 30 riders, but we put that down to everyone wanting to get their faces in a magazine!

Vortex, slight hi-jack but e-mail sent if op isn’t interested.

that crome finish is a paint on effect, won’t last to long. I have a set of 960’s polished and to be honest the only thing you really can do is just re-polish when they get tatty. Looked at other options (work at a plating and anodising place) and they just are not feasable.