This is an awesome vid. I saw an old Stingray at a tag sale and passed on it because the seat was in bad shape. I had no idea the original looking vinyl was available. Now I'm kicking myself for not buying it!
@@GoodTimeBikes I had a black Fastback with the 5 speed stick. My friend had a green Stingray with the slick. I liked his better. My derailleur always seemed to need adjustment.
Well I hope you track your old bike down! I love hearing stories of guys buying their old bike back later in life. Also if you get a Fastback again I’m sure a good bike shop can get it shifting properly 👍🏼
Yeo thank you for these videos. Found a 72/73 stingray with GT fan mags sitting in a boat shed just rotting away, it still looks good for a 70s bike but it’s rusty, you’re helping out a lot. Either I’m gonna paint it blue with white wall gt fan mags or green with color matching seat I’m excited
@@GoodTimeBikes it’s like a dark red blood orange. but hey for sitting for years and being submerged in water a couple times from flooding the rust isn’t that bad
I have to agree with you. The old foam that I removed seems much denser and I wish I reused that instead. I still have the old foam and I’ll eventually swap it out.
That’s cool! Yes Illinois. So is it a crazy coincidence or did someone local show you my RU-vid channel? I record these videos at Richards Bicycles in Palos Heights! You’ve probably been to the shop before.
Should have cut the fullnest out the back and pleated it. And you don't need to throw away the glue brushes. Just soak in turps overnight & wipe the turps out with a rag.
Good. But out nowhere, you sprung "The material" not previously mentioned. I have several of those. Is there a "material" with a stripe down the middle? Also, does the "material" limit the foam thickness??
I bought the material from koolestuff.com and if you contact them they’ll inform you for what they have available. I wouldn’t say the vinyl cover limits the thickness of the foam. Even if you used thicker foam for added comfort it’ll be compressed some what but it would still be thicker regardless.
If it’s white the only thing I can think of is the Salon 40 trick. It makes yellowed materials white again. My next video includes the process of using Salon 40. I used this technique to whiten my grips.
I used what came in the kit. It’s not thick/dense enough. If you can reuse the original foam, I recommend it. Otherwise double up the foam from the kit.
Looking back at it I actually could have used the preexisting foam. It’s a resilient material and much denser. I’ve also heard people doubling up the new foam.
