Things I love:
Thing that make me sad:
Having to swap the forks out to make it practical
Thing that makes it all ok:
I’m sure it still looks great with the chrome fork and brake. Photos?
Thanks for all the comments, she does love it as much as me, much more so i’d say (I don’t really like the way small frames look compared to my 60cm frames) Photos will come with the brake, but one more brake is better than one less douche who shouldn’t be riding without any.
And Gypsy yes we did get rid of the paint, but now it feels like a completely new bike and arguably the exception to the rule is when the man himself does the resto…
i hate all small bikes… except for this one.
Looks great with a brake and chrome fork too.
If a frame is treated right it SHOULD outlast the paint. the og paint was cool but this is nicer.
I’m still waiting for the feeling of a new bike not something pre loved. this makes me jealous.
Can you post a pic of the original paint so that we may all chastise you for the new paint (or just to satisfy my curiosity)?
I love small bikes and I love this! Saw it in person today… kind of. Was out the front of my work. Looks so nice, another case of me having bike envy.
chastise away, but at the end of the day it was her bike not mine, and she didn’t want a barbie measles bike, and these photos don’t show the paint in the actual condition it was in, it was pretty rough in places
damn son, looks good triddy!
Saw this IRL the other day (also met Jess) and it really does look good!
I realize this post is over a year old but thought I would chime in anyways since all of the old Kenevans frames caught my attention. I’m amazed about the legacy that has remained from an Australian framebuilder but I think it’s great and Kudos must go to Ken Evans for creating this legacy, and indeed it is a living legacy as he is alive and well and once again building Kenevans steel frames in the original format and with all the new fangled lugs as well as Mal McPherson doing the painting (the old team back together!). I also chimed in on another forum thread over at BNA - Australian Cycling Forums • View topic - Ken Evans Restoration / Rebuild where people have been restoring old KE frames. I have briefly outlined some of the Kenevans history there so if you’re interested it’s there to read.
You’re old KE frames are indeed worth restoring imo…a new one will set you back around $2k.
I’m just new here but I’ll have a more detailed look at the forums so maybe I can say something more worthwhile.
Cheers Mal
PS. Had to laugh at the Measles comment…it kinda does look like that now but back then it was awesome!
Mal it’s great to have you on here… I love your work…
Are you still building under your framedoc name?
I love the landsharks painted like this.
Great to have you here Mal. Please start a thread, perhaps in the pub, and dump as much Kenevans/other framebuilding history / “inside baseball” gossip as you like, field questions from the rest of us, and drop some knowledge here and there.