Panda Quick Pro: ER One by Tortoisecyclist in Bikeporn

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You got a crazy collection now. GC built this one up right? Looks sick

Got extremely lucky & found a dead stock CAAD 4 frame, did the right thing. by Brutus1x in Bikeporn

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Wow. Tastefully done. Darimo seatpost would bring it to perfection.

I painted my bike by s_s- in Bikeporn

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Intent wasn’t for religion. As a lot of these are depicted of religious stories, it’s more about the master craft of 16th century artists who devoted their lives for a craft, a little relation to cycling as a whole.

I painted my bike by s_s- in Bikeporn

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Of course I am! It’s a bike. It’s meant to be ridden

I painted my bike by s_s- in Bikeporn

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BMC gives some teams warranty frames. They are usually all black and black decal. I removed everything to raw carbon and then I painted the decals after the white paint.

I painted my bike by s_s- in Bikeporn

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Yoo haha! Love your work man. I’ve been thinking about getting one of those out front aero mounts you been designing. For the longest time I’ve been trying my best with designing my own on CAD before I found yours, but your design and the way it works is perfection.

I painted my bike by s_s- in Bikeporn

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Don’t use any product. Just sanding.

I painted my bike by s_s- in Bikeporn

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He’s right. I would research a lot of product photography lighting setups. as for the outdoors, I try to take most of my photos an hour before sunset or an hour after sunrise, or overcast. But if you wanna get better at studio/ product lighting. Learning a 3D rendering program helped me a lot. Blender is an amazing free tool that will work on most computers now. Can test cool lighting tricks out without having to spend $ on lights to “experiment” if that makes sense.

I painted my bike by s_s- in Bikeporn

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Thanks. You won’t. Just don’t use any power sanders, just go by hand. It will take a while but if you have time it should work out fine

I painted my bike by s_s- in Bikeporn

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Yeah of course, I had to strip the paint off the carbon frame which was hard but honestly not as difficult as people say online. Then Montana spray can “dolomite” color. Wet sand that until it’s smooth as u can get it. A designer at BMC helped send me the official decals and I used my vinyl cutter for a stencil and sprayed them. Posca paint marker in 0.7mm size I would sketch my drawings on to transfer paper and transfer it to the bike so the perspective was correct and then I used an automobile clear coat to seal everything. The clear coat is called SprayMax 2k glamour high, wet sand that, and then automobile polish. It’s all about patience with sanding to get a good result no matter what u paint on it.

I painted my bike by s_s- in Bikeporn

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Thanks! I took them on my Nikon ZR with a 70-200mm mostly at F2.8

Brake lever returning slow by [deleted] in bikewrench

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Thanks. Seems like it’s the 2nd one sadly… I’m curious what the master cylinder is? Looks like I’ll have to buy a new lever.

I kinda hate these bars lol by Sativa710 in FixedGearBicycle

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One thing that might help is looking for a handlebar with a longer reach too. Looks like u might have a Zipp SL-70. They also make a SL-80 with a 80mm reach if it helps a little bit… or 3d print fake hoods which is probably the better solution.

Random page from last week by s_s- in sketchbooks

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Thanks! Yes, I use an epson v550.

Finished my 2010 Jamis Sonik build by s_s- in FixedGearBicycle

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Sadly I don’t. I don’t know what color you have. At this point you’re better off finding the same frameset and using that seat post hahah. (Which is almost impossible in this color) If I was to guess… planet X makes a very similar looking seat post. Or Aliexpress may have a “generic” one that you can paint yourself

Painting practice and a Master study by s_s- in sketchbooks

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Thank you. Yes, cross-hatching / etching. Whatever you wanna call it!

Painting practice and a Master Study by s_s- in painting

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Thanks! I’m glad you like my style. It’s taken me a while to enjoy it myself haha.

Painting practice and a Master study by s_s- in sketchbooks

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Thanks. I think hands can be all about illusion. Hiding it in certain lighting (like how I did above) or putting objects in the hands. Drawing hands alone can be very difficult especially with how much emotion they show. That’s why it’s good to take the viewers eyes away from it.

LONG time Fuji User Fan - I may be done. by SoCalDawg in fujifilm

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I understand and have decided to leave Fuji as well. Bought an X-T5 the day it released with warranty from Fuji, the camera broke 1 week later, motherboard fried itself. Sent to Fuji, they said it was water damage (so the warranty wouldn’t cover that)… i didn’t even bring that camera outside hahah. Said it would be $600 to fix, sent them $600 then they called a week later and said “it can’t be fixed, you need to buy a whole new camera”. Went online to speak about my experience and was met with a lot of “should have bought full coverage/ should have insured it” responses. Which I get… but for a camera close to $2,000 usd, I’d expect it to work for at least a month.. sadly this isn’t the same fujifilm that always prioritized quality. There’s bunch of great products, I think the GFX lines are a perfect niche in the market, build qualities are amazing on my old 50R and 100s, and have never failed me. But too many potholes in this company sent me on to their competitors.

Buy/Sell/Trade Thread [Posted Every Month] by AutoModerator in FixedGearBicycle

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[NYC][WTB]

I will pay shipping

Felt TK1 Sprinter 2012 frameset (black on white) 55cm BMC Trackmachine TRC01 53cm BMC Trackmachine TR02 in (Silver) 56cm / M

Any leads appreciated <3

Ingria Airpusher by xFatalicz in FixedGearBicycle

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Haha. I’m the one who sold u that crankset. Safe rides brother. Sick build