Remember the paint job my bicycle was gonna get??? Well....

[GraysonK]

....it's DONE!!!!  Just got it today and I must say she's gorgeous!  Lots of pics.  I have to take her to the shop to get her road ready again because the guy who painted her, bless his heart, messed up when he put her back together.  The gears won't shift right and he put the spacers for my stem on top.  Also, ignore the yellow and blue handle bar tape...I've got blue to put on after I take her to the shop.  Hot Damn I'm excited.  Here's some before and after pics.  Enjoy...I know I will!
Before:







She was pretty before!  But now....















Isn't she gorgeous!!!  Ooooo, I like it!!

[Screwtape]

Very nice 

I particularly like that it has your name on it

[AHB]

The official green GraysonK Bike...   Looks really great, Kelly..  

[Chako]

That looks great Kelly.

High visibility is always a plus when your yabba dabba doing it.  

[GraysonK]

Thanks guys!  And...I got to  use my juice kf4 to put the pedals on after I took off the others.  fun day for me!

[thebullfrog]

Nice. Looks like Kawasaki green. What's Revi?

[GraysonK]

Nice. Looks like Kawasaki green. What's Revi?

It IS Kawasaki green.  The guy who painted it paints cars for a living and got it for me.  Revi is the name of my trusty two wheeled steed.  In a character in a story that was particularly inspiring to me.    Thanks!

[Whoey]

yay a green green transport method!

[donvito]

Looks good Kelly, enjoy and ride safe

[GraysonK]

yay a green green transport method!

LOL!  I didn't think of it that way, but you're right!    Thanks.

Looks good Kelly, enjoy and ride safe

Thank you and I will.  Gotta get it tuned up a bit first anyway.  I'm almost afraid to ride it...it's so pretty!  But, "No Shelf Queens" here!  LOL!  Right Ben?

[Chako]

Ben will soon have you riding it through sand storms to give it some character. 

[GraysonK]

Ben will soon have you riding it through sand storms to give it some character. 

Not this baby...Rain maybe and most definitely some mud here and there but no sand...I want to keep it pretty for as long as I can.   

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Damn that look's good

Sticking with drop's then?

[Benner]

Ben will soon have you riding it through sand storms to give it some character. 

Sand storms and plenty of stops involving resting the bike against a barbed wire fence 

[AHB]

Ben will soon have you riding it through sand storms to give it some character. 

Sand storms and plenty of stops involving resting the bike against a barbed wire fence 

Since it's not a tool we're talking about then I'm with you, Benner.. 

[GraysonK]

Damn that look's good

Sticking with drop's then?

Yeah, I decided to stick with them.  I'm going to fiddle around a bit with fit and see if i can get used to them.  If I can't after this year, then I'll probably either get a new type of drops or switch to a flat bar.  We'll see.  She's so pretty.  The gears are stuck in pretty much 2 gears, but I can't help it, I have to ride it to work tonight and show it off.  Ole' Cappy (my other bike) can now resume her role as a mountain bike instead of go all over the place bike.  Yay!

Ben will soon have you riding it through sand storms to give it some character. 

Sand storms and plenty of stops involving resting the bike against a barbed wire fence 

Since it's not a tool we're talking about then I'm with you, Benner.. 

Hey!  If I wouldn't do it to my tools I'm not doing it to my bike! 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Just keep you hands near those brake levers then

[GraysonK]

Just keep you hands near those brake levers then

I will...I actually was wondering, could the brake levers be too big?  Not the levers themselves, but the part that attaches to the handlebars?  I don't know what that's called.  That's what seems to be a little too long. 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Just keep you hands near those brake levers then

I will...I actually was wondering, could the brake levers be too big?  Not the levers themselves, but the part that attaches to the handlebars?  I don't know what that's called.  That's what seems to be a little too long. 

The Hood's have to be that long otherwise the lever's would hit the bars (I looked into that too before I switched to moustache bars)

[GraysonK]

Just keep you hands near those brake levers then

I will...I actually was wondering, could the brake levers be too big?  Not the levers themselves, but the part that attaches to the handlebars?  I don't know what that's called.  That's what seems to be a little too long. 

The Hood's have to be that long otherwise the lever's would hit the bars (I looked into that too before I switched to moustache bars)

Ah, that makes sense.  Well, if I find I can't get along with them then I'll figure something out.  She's so pretty!  I love it.  Okay, off to get ready for work now.  I'll let ya'll know how it went in the morning.    Think they'll let me take her inside instead of leaving her out all night?  Maybe I could park her in the locker room...hmmm. 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Just keep you hands near those brake levers then

I will...I actually was wondering, could the brake levers be too big?  Not the levers themselves, but the part that attaches to the handlebars?  I don't know what that's called.  That's what seems to be a little too long. 

The Hood's have to be that long otherwise the lever's would hit the bars (I looked into that too before I switched to moustache bars)

Ah, that makes sense.  Well, if I find I can't get along with them then I'll figure something out.  She's so pretty!  I love it.  Okay, off to get ready for work now.  I'll let ya'll know how it went in the morning.    Think they'll let me take her inside instead of leaving her out all night?  Maybe I could park her in the locker room...hmmm. 

I wouldn't leave her out side

[MultiMat]

Kel that looks 


I have a thing for Kawasaki GREEN too

VERY COOL 

[Mike]

Ben will soon have you riding it through sand storms to give it some character. 

Not this baby...Rain maybe and most definitely some mud here and there but no sand...I want to keep it pretty for as long as I can.   

Great, a bicycle drawer queen.

Mike

[GraysonK]

Ben will soon have you riding it through sand storms to give it some character. 

Not this baby...Rain maybe and most definitely some mud here and there but no sand...I want to keep it pretty for as long as I can.   

Great, a bicycle drawer queen.

Mike

LOL!  Ben would never forgive me. 

[Zed]

looks great mate .and stands out and thats a good thing these days 

[GraysonK]

Thanks everybody.  The more I look at it the more I love it.  Funny story: I took in to the shop today to get it tuned up a bit and the mechanic was so impressed by the paint job not only did he start accessorizing it himself (I'm getting bright green handle bar tape instead of blue...it matches perfectly) but he wants to offer the guy who painted it a job making some extra money.  pretty cool huh?  This guy said that he'd do the disassembly and reassembly if the guy who painted my bike would do the painting.  Pretty sweet.  I already called his fiance.  Pretty cool!

[Gareth]

Looks fab Kelly.    Give the drop bars a chance, I remember it took me a good long while to get used to them when I first learnt to ride.  Seems that they have done away with the double break lever sets I used to have; with an auxiliary lever for when you're sitting up so you didn't have to drop your hands to grab the break.  A modern equivelent might be something like this:

http://harriscyclery.net/product/cane-creek-crosstop-auxiliary-cross-levers-f-drop-bars.-black.-24mm-clamp-1679.htm

[GraysonK]

Looks fab Kelly.    Give the drop bars a chance, I remember it took me a good long while to get used to them when I first learnt to ride.  Seems that they have done away with the double break lever sets I used to have; with an auxiliary lever for when you're sitting up so you didn't have to drop your hands to grab the break.  A modern equivelent might be something like this:

http://harriscyclery.net/product/cane-creek-crosstop-auxiliary-cross-levers-f-drop-bars.-black.-24mm-clamp-1679.htm

Thanks Gareth!  I actually do have a pair of those brakes.  I have been riding a mountain bike for so long, it's just taking me a while to get used to them...I wanted "OH SH*T" brakes available if I needed them. 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Looks fab Kelly.    Give the drop bars a chance, I remember it took me a good long while to get used to them when I first learnt to ride.  Seems that they have done away with the double break lever sets I used to have; with an auxiliary lever for when you're sitting up so you didn't have to drop your hands to grab the break.  A modern equivelent might be something like this:

http://harriscyclery.net/product/cane-creek-crosstop-auxiliary-cross-levers-f-drop-bars.-black.-24mm-clamp-1679.htm

There called suicide lever's and they stopped putting them on bikes as they only gave you up to 30% of the total braking effort

[GraysonK]

Looks fab Kelly.    Give the drop bars a chance, I remember it took me a good long while to get used to them when I first learnt to ride.  Seems that they have done away with the double break lever sets I used to have; with an auxiliary lever for when you're sitting up so you didn't have to drop your hands to grab the break.  A modern equivelent might be something like this:

http://harriscyclery.net/product/cane-creek-crosstop-auxiliary-cross-levers-f-drop-bars.-black.-24mm-clamp-1679.htm

There called suicide lever's and they stopped putting them on bikes as they only gave you up to 30% of the total braking effort

I didn't know that.  Maybe it's psychological, but they make me feel a little better even if I rarely use them.  I'll get used to the drops eventually and then just try and stop me!!!    Hehe...oh, why am I still awake?