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I left the padding on there. So far it held up well, but i’ve only done around 500km on it, so far.
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I did the same to my SLR saddle. Some advice: make sure the glue isn’t too wet when you put on the alcantara or else it will soak through and the finish will be poor. And keep in mind that alcantara, due to its limited felxibility, is more difficult to drape over round shapes than leather, for instance. This means you have to be economical with the limited amount of flex the material affords and use it evenly. If you pre-stretch the material too much while draping it over the top of the saddle, the edges won’t be smooth since the material will overlap rather than stretch. Also, the material is very thin so any imperfections under the alcantara will show. That’s why I’d recommend practising on a test saddle to get a better feeling for the characteristics of the material.
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Dat blue chain :(
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stable genius...
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That makes sense. Are you at all worried that the corrossion may have affected the bonding of the lugs in some way? As for the damaged downtube bosses, maybe re-tap them for a larger diameter bolt?
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Nice project, looking forwardto see the final result! How come the lugs are in such a sorry state?
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Great build & amazing paintjob but I'm not a big fan of that fork-headtube transition tbh.
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Sounds fair :)
A few more scenic shots of the bottecchia in its current state. Can’t help wondering what it would look like with silver box section rims, stainless guards & TA specialites cranks.... Mhh.