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CX Customization and Modifications
Started by gregoryjewell at 07-10-2008 3:10 PM. Topic has 32 replies.
  
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 07-10-2008, 3:10 PM
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gregoryjewell
 
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joplin, mo
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does any one else hate the comstar wheels
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i am wondering if anyone on here might possibly know if there is a set of spoke wheels that will fit on a 79 cx500c i have seen them on some bikes in germany but i dont know if there is anything available as aftermarket or any direct replacement off a differant bike i am open to suggestions  
79 cx500 custom (sonofabitch)
any day there not shoveling dirt on your face is a good one
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07-10-2008, 4:08 PM
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Connella08
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Mendon,MA
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Re: does any one else hate the comstar wheels
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get the turbo wheels...those look nice.
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07-10-2008, 4:28 PM
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AFAIK (and from discusiions over here anyway)
those spoked wheels have to be tailor made to the hub
there are no spoked wheels from other bikes that will fit straight on.
The front possibly/maybe/dont know, but the rear? I very much doubt it
One of our lot wanted some but quickly went off the idea when he got a quote
from a wheelbuilder
Reg
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07-11-2008, 11:22 AM
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gregoryjewell
Joined on 07-02-2008
joplin, mo
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Re: does any one else hate the comstar wheels
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YEAH THATS KINDA WHAT I THOUGHT BUT IT NEVER HURTS TO ASK EVEN THOUGH SOMETIMES YOU DONT GET THE ANSWER YOU WERE HOPING FOR 
79 cx500 custom (sonofabitch)
any day there not shoveling dirt on your face is a good one
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07-11-2008, 11:25 AM
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LRCXed
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Sacramento, California
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I guess it's all in how you look at them! If all you see is a black rim than I guess they could get boring to some! But I saw a little more there. About 5 days each to polish them, but it was worth it.
These were still in the process when these were taken.
If your going to do something, do it right, don't do it half as@*d.
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07-11-2008, 11:53 AM
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gregoryjewell
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WOW THOSE LOOK GREAT HOW AND WHAT DID YOU USE TO POLISH THOSE UP LIKE THAT BTW GREAT JOB
79 cx500 custom (sonofabitch)
any day there not shoveling dirt on your face is a good one
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07-11-2008, 12:28 PM
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LRCXed
Joined on 05-15-2008
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It was an extremely long process of sanding and dozens of different types of polishing wheels on an air powered die grinder. I found a process a few years ago that dissolves the anodizing off making a little easier to sand off the rims and buff them out to a great shine. These are the only ones I have ever seen polished, but the PITA was worth it in the long run.
Thanks for the compliment!
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07-11-2008, 4:30 PM
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BearCX
Joined on 03-11-2008
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Freakin Awesome.......
If you're still in control...You're not going fast enough.
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07-11-2008, 5:45 PM
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Reg in Bristol
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WOW!!!
Thats looks fantastic, never seen buffed up Comstars before
I love it but its not for me.
Dont get we wrong, I polish my bike once a year whether it needs it or not
but thats far too much work for the likes of me
Down to one project/rat bike now, when I get a 'round tuit'
Member of the UK CX-GL MCC at
http://www.cx-gl.org.uk/index.html
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07-11-2008, 7:19 PM
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fll1441
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I'm with you, Reg. I think those polished wheels look fantastic, but I know I don't have the patience to do it.
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07-11-2008, 7:29 PM
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LRCXed
Joined on 05-15-2008
Sacramento, California
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I almost didn't have the patience either. These things were more of a pain than when I did my 78 standard rims. The end of the spokes where they attach to the rim was the worst. Lots of hand sanding and using small jewelers polishing wheels to get in the edges. The nice part of all this is that when they are done, I use a product called MAAS polish on them. It adds such a good film of protection and even adds to the shine, that I don't have to do it more than maybe twice a year. The stuff does wonders to protect the shine and keep me from rubbing on them all the time. I use it on all the polished parts of my CX's and it really lasts.
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07-11-2008, 11:26 PM
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LRCXed
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I tell you what I'll do, Let me get some photos together and I'll put up a post with the process. Most of the equipment I use is air powered and requires an air compressor and some air sanders. But you can do the preparations by hand if need be or an electric vibrating sander. You'll need to order bricks of different grades of compound and polishing wheels also. I'll do a little research and find a few sites that I can add that sell the supplies also. Give me a few days and I'll let you know through this thread when it's up. I'm nursing a torn rotater cuff in my left shoulder right now, so depending on how it feels day to day, I'll find some parts to do with a step by step process OK!
As far as the black anodizing on the controls, I found a way to dissolve the anodized finish so it buffs right off. I use Castrol Super Clean to soak the parts in for an hour or so. I have a 5 gallon jug of it from a year ago that I bought to soak parts in. I here that they changed the formula though, so I'm going to go buy some of the new stuff and see how it works.
Like I said, give me some time OK.
Larry
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07-12-2008, 5:34 AM
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Eurovee.
Joined on 12-29-2006
Euroland
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Jeeesh - you have more patience than i have to polish stuff like that!
I`ve gone completely the other way and covered them up!:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/esox/rearbestweb.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/esox/frontbestweb.jpg
CX650 Eurosprout
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CX/GL 500/650 CX-periment
22 years and 130,000 miles a CXian...
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07-12-2008, 10:47 AM
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gregoryjewell
Joined on 07-02-2008
joplin, mo
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ok now that i like how did you do that make s them look like h-d fat-boy wheels awesome
79 cx500 custom (sonofabitch)
any day there not shoveling dirt on your face is a good one
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07-12-2008, 11:12 AM
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LRCXed
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Eurovee.That looks pretty cool. Nice work on the shaping of the covers. You must have some fabricating equipment available.
SEE, I told you it just depends on what you see when you look at these rims
Nice work, Hmmmmm....wonder what those would look like Polished
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07-12-2008, 11:23 AM
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gregoryjewell
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the pics i tryed to post wouldnt show on my end so heres the links to them
http://picasaweb.google.de/Meikel.1604/Vechta200802/photo#5204684630358588226
http://picasaweb.google.de/Meikel.1604/Vechta200802/photo#5204686700532825474
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07-12-2008, 11:41 AM
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LRCXed
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Where did you find spoked rims to fit on it? You must have done some modifying! BTW; nice bike!
Hmmm, that might not have been yours, all the pics from that rally show a lot of cool bikes. Looks like fun!
If your going to do something, do it right, don't do it half as@*d.
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07-12-2008, 12:38 PM
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gregoryjewell
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no not my bike just some pics i found on another thread on this site of a rally in germany the name of the post was we are not alone in the traveling forum
79 cx500 custom (sonofabitch)
any day there not shoveling dirt on your face is a good one
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07-12-2008, 9:26 PM
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Just my two cents. I like the standard comstar wheels. I was thinking to buy some wheels and try to reverse the reversed wheels back to standards. I also found a CM400 comstar front wheel that 's 2.15 x 18" and missed out on ebay, dang!
Cheers, 50gary
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07-13-2008, 5:38 AM
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moderen
Joined on 05-06-2008
Ankara, Turkey
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hi,
i found this pic from internet, a German site,
http://www.cx500-online.de/cx-privat/claas3/claas-felgen.jpg
http://www.cx500-online.de/cx-privat/claas2/speichenrad.jpg
i think you can mail the ovner, maybe he can explain how he did spoked rims.
main page is:
http://www.cx500-online.de/cx-privat.htm
good luck :)
cheers
moderen
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07-13-2008, 11:29 AM
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LRCXed
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Just an update guys! I'm still working on setting up for the post. I have to polish a few things and take pics at the same time. All I have left is to do a section of a front rim and the process pics as I go. This project is really taking a toll on my shoulder, but I think it's worth it for everyone. POP, oops there goes another vicodin....weeeeeeeeee 
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07-14-2008, 6:14 AM
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