Longtail Bicycle Frame Build 15 - Paint and Finish

Finally lets finish this bike! Paint and uh, yeah some surprises..
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[@alexloweh1]

Excellent... Wish I had a dad like that growing up Mine was a drunk and hated everything. Good job done!!

[@chefkendranguyen]

I watched the entire series, last one too. Excellent job! I bet your kid is thrilled. I'm looking forward to your next project.

[@PithyBikes]

He was a bit shocked. He was expecting a junker lol.

[@Spencerburner]

I think it looked great bare and would have just clear coated direct over the metal to show off your welds and brazing. Either way this is a really cool series. Good job dude

[@CobraKyle]

That final paint scheme looks amazing. Your son is very lucky to have this. He will never forget it.

[@PithyBikes]

+Cobra Kyle hope he keeps it forever!

[@amauryg.]

Congrats on the whole project! I think your son is now the coolest kid in the neighbourhood!

[@PithyBikes]

+Amo G. Lol!

[@PeateeUK]

Brilliant to see it finished, I think it looks excellent. It has to be the most stylish way to transport a trombone, ever! This project sets the standards very high for us other dads looking to make something for our kids. Well done, it's been a pleasure following the build.

[@meszarosp.daniel2087]

I'm with you Pete. :( I have no fabtication skills what so ever, and my boy is really into skateboarding, so I'm gonna have to learn and experiment (and fail) and craft ... ugh. :)))

[@PithyBikes]

My son wasn't expecting it to come out like it did. Great thing about kids is they are awed at anything their parents build for them :) So go for it and they'll be blown away all the same!

[@prancstaman]

Came out great!! Best trombone transporter I ever seen, LOL. Good idea on the pocket for the bike lock too,

[@PithyBikes]

+prancstaman ty!

[@philandminiphil]

Just finished watching the whole series. What a lucky kid to have such a talented dad!

[@murphragous]

Awwww Yeeeaaaaa! Your son is a lucky boy, that bike is sweeeeet! I love the cargo straps and bag setup, Great job!

[@PithyBikes]

Thanks! Yeah he really loves the bike. I think he's a bit overwhelmed by it lol.

[@mihailradoi8972]

The colors are amazing, fits very well a bike for kids!

[@lilflatty2472]

HEY MAN ITS TIME FOR ANOTHER BUILD! I REALLY ENJOYED WATCHING AND IM ANXIOUSLY WAITING FOR A NEW VIDEO.

[@fancyfeast1001]

Thank you so much for showing/explaining all the trials and tribulations that you went through paining the bike. It really gives so much more information for people who are trying to do the same thing. So often videos will just breeze through things and make it look too easy and not show some pitfalls that can happen. Also, LS Pizza is the awesome! Almost as good as Zach's.

[@PithyBikes]

+fancyfeast1001 Glad you found it informative. You must be a local ;) finding a table at Zachs is a nightmare!

[@eddietowers5595]

😳 I MEAN LIKE...WOW! It turned out AWESOME! You are the first person I've ever seen literally scratch built a bike for his son. I mean, I've built bikes, like seven...WITH INSTRUCTIONS, TECH SUPPORT, FROM MONGOOSE but never a one off. It's awesome.

[@PithyBikes]

+eddie Towers im the first person ive seen build a bike for my son too! Haha!

[@MrManta2012]

it was really nice to see someone build from scratch. good job, good videos.

[@PithyBikes]

+Michael Hursh :)

[@lelca]

You always impress me with your fabrication, Steve. Your son is a real lucky guy! I started a frame build of my own after watching your videos- finished it in the spring and have been riding it ever since. Thanks for the inspiration! Keep the good content coming

[@matiasvidaldelvalle4306]

Impressive, a little treasure for your son!

[@rogerlabarr8578]

Nice Build... your racks, cargo bag, and backpack strap design enhances the overall appearance of the longtail look... very sleek.

[@poolproducts6029]

Very Nice! Not many Fathers would take the time and build a bike for there kids!!!!

[@SebastiaanMollema]

Eventually it looks great! Very cool to see the progress. Thank you!

[@PithyBikes]

+Sebastiaan Mollema thanks for hanging in there

[@jpznx2618]

It's very very very beautful bike. Congratulations!!!!!!

[@PatonHaus]

This series has been excellent! You've learned some really great new methods and it shows, this bike is a beaut!

[@PithyBikes]

Thanks!!

[@peteransel2715]

Great video! Very entertaining and you have excellent presentation skills. Plus your enthusiasm is fantastic. A tip for masking I learned from boat building!... After painting the first color and masking, spray a little of that same first color to fill any micro gaps under the masking tape, let it dry a bit, and then spray the darker color. Works like a charm! Also, use the most expensive tape you can. Nichiban is great stuff. And always store your tape in a ziplock bag. The edge does all the work. Once it's contaminated, it's worthless. Cheers!

[@TomCarmack]

Just watched your series and I am so impressed! Amazing and I’m sure your son is loving it. Thanks for sharing!

[@dnick1981]

Fantastic bike! I enjoyed watching the build. Your meticulous fabrication is so inspiring.

[@PithyBikes]

Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@jeremyburt2484]

That's so cool I love the custom pouch idea,very nice build man your sons gotta love that his dad made him a bike

[@PithyBikes]

He loves the bike yes! Thanks for watching!

[@applesauce5987]

his son is now 49 years old living in Omaha as a tuba instructor

[@PithyBikes]

LOL

[@pmrize]

Awesome series dude, it's been an absolute pleasure watching your journey....

[@PithyBikes]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@BikeItUK]

Wow, this has been cool to watch loving the bags that have been added. Great work all the best Andy

[@PithyBikes]

+BikeIt UK Thanks Andy!

[@blipco5]

Best bike on the planet.

[@DrLeFree]

Amazing new colors and great bags system. Great great bike! congrats

[@fetB]

that green really came out differently

[@thefirstmissinglink]

Excellent build! I jumped to the end because I don't have the bandwidth to sit through all of the sanding and grinding and painting etc.

[@alphonseav986]

Congrats on finishing the bike, it looks ace. Enjoyed this series just as much as the first one. Hope you've got another build planned.

[@PithyBikes]

I do and it's a mamachari of all things.. Don't think you guys would be too excited about that lol. I likely will take a break from the series format. This would probably just be bits and pieces shot of the build.

[@alphonseav986]

Pithy Bikes lol. We'll, I'll be looking forward to whatever you have to offer us. The two previous bikes were cool, but it's the style of your editing, and that you openly admit your mistakes and show the learning process, that makes your content so engaging.

[@Chiro75]

Next series will be you building a paint booth, powder coated, oven, etc. lol good job, looks great!

[@PithyBikes]

You know I had considered building a powder coat oven lol. But didn't because I got no place to put it. X)

[@cerberus1981]

Looking good! Those fabric cargo carriers could probably be the subject of their own video 💡

[@PithyBikes]

I almost shot the making of them but yeah, it would have been too long. And my sewing setup sucks so it took way long. hahah But I got em done!

[@xm4rux]

the green/yellow finish wasn't so bad! matter of taste i think... but the best part is the polished pb logo! thx for sharing your experience regarding the spray.bike cans. I like the style and quality of your videos. wish you continued success.

[@Locojoe]

Awesome bike. Enjoyed the series.

[@ADVJames]

Just beautiful! You've inspired me to go the extra mile on my projects. Your son should be so proud to have such a bike and a dad that would build it for him. Thanks for sharing.

[@PithyBikes]

Yeah he was super surprised, I don't think he was expecting much! It really was supposed to be a junker to get back and forth to school. That's the problem with shooting videos too, I'm not just building it for him ;)

[@seanlynchcycling8044]

The new colour scheme is beautiful great job!!!

[@carlosesilva22]

Pinstripes are easy. To contrast color scheme. Silver or black green. To cool. Incredibly artistic and articulate.

[@PithyBikes]

that would be classy!

[@woodywiest]

Beautiful and impressive. I like the new color choice. Thanks for taking the time to create this series, I am surely inspired.

[@PithyBikes]

+Woodrow Wiest thanks for watching!

[@WildmanTech]

It has been a pleasure to watch this build. Looking forward to the next. I have a few ideas too if you may be interested in a collab.

[@justinmok2368]

really fun to watch the birth of this longtail! you've done a great job on these videos and also on the beautiful bike.

[@genearmstrong3811]

Well done dude! Have really enjoyed watching the progress and the finished result. Your son should feel awesome about having a custom bike like he does.

[@PithyBikes]

He's really surprised at the result, i'd say shocked even. lol.

[@kronstadt84]

I am in awe. Such a great build.

[@craigmaddison8254]

Brilliant series, loved it. End result rocks!

[@PithyBikes]

+Craig Maddison ty!

[@oddlytimbotwillison6296]

Simply wonderful! And good to know about those paints!

[@matthewharding6245]

Just binge watched the whole series. Seriously impressive work!

[@franciscobenavides9161]

classic and practical... great job PB..

[@PithyBikes]

Thanks man!

[@tsudi]

You got enviable skills sir. Whatta build🔥🔥🔥👊

[@little3rddegreeburns]

Thanks for all these videos. They are very instructional and quite inspiring. I dream of havin my own frame building shop one day and having all of this great video is just amazing!

[@PithyBikes]

Glad its helpful. Good luck on your future endeavors!

[@meszarosp.daniel2087]

Ahh! Yet another amazing journey you've taken us on! I don't kniw how you feel about recording your kid(s) and broadcasting them, but I'd love to see him actually tearing it up with this bike! My hat is off to you, both because of the incredible amount of skill, work, time and prolly money invested here and also for being such committed dad! Can't wait for the new arc of your story, which actually is going to be a globetrotter long-distance 29er with as much titanium involved as poss... but who am I to tell you what to do, right? :P thank you for this so much!

[@PithyBikes]

Hahah I don't know whats next. Next one may not be exciting at all. My wife wants a mamachari lol.. My kids are camera shy (like me) so he doesn't want to be on youtube :( I'll nag him again though ;)

[@toobigal]

that bike is fire! and I like the new color scheme. I was worried about the Oakland A's colors before. great job!

[@PithyBikes]

Hahaha good observation!

[@metaling1]

Well done PB!

[@PithyBikes]

TY!!

[@jesscneal]

Another great build Steve. Tubing is so hard to paint evenly. Your storage straps/holders are awesome. You know you might look into some thin pinstriping tape to cover some of the masking blemishes you were showing. Might look good with a thin matte silver stripe at the color breaks.

[@PithyBikes]

That's a good idea. Only thing preventing me is laziness lol. The nice thing about this spray.bike paint is how easy it is to retouch the paint. I could remask it. Again, laziness!

[@tantrictriathlete]

It was fun to follow the build. Great job!

[@PithyBikes]

+tantrictriathlete :)

[@javierconcepcion]

Love it! Came out great!😍😎👌👍👏👏👏👏

[@PithyBikes]

+javier concepcion thanks!

[@jordanroth3997]

On your next build you should do a video series of the design process. I would like to see how you find the angles and tube lengths. Maybe discuss how geometry effects the handling and comfort.

[@JunkMikesWorld]

The new paint job looks good! The first attempt looked like a John Deer tractor. All the best! Mike

[@PithyBikes]

Lol that thought that too!

[@ramingo.craftsman]

Awesome! Thanks for posting all these beautiful videos, you taught me so much!!

[@PithyBikes]

+Andrea Biffi glad it helps!

[@LlessurHterag]

Looks really great! Good job!

[@JorgeRodriguez-ei2gi]

Great series video well explained, & safety issues, thanks, keep sharing, future rebuilt on proyects, learn a lot from this proyect. & your guide, thanks, from panama joe, say hello.

[@apmm65]

your channel is very good! exactely what I was looking for. It's excellent.

[@kevinhwang7448]

Thank you for the videos. Always made me happy to see a new video posted. Suggestion...I'm not a welder. I love bikes and love your presentation style. Can you describe more of the welding terminology and why you made some of your choices. For instance, I had to look up what blazing is and would love to know the difference in the different types of metal you used. Thanks again. Looking forward to the next series.

[@PithyBikes]

I may at some point do a more in depth video as you described but truth is, brazing is new to me too! May be a while :)

[@terpaksangaskus]

Simple and wonderful !!!

[@MRHanfgurke]

Thats bike is so cool that it hurts 🤙🏻. Love the bike and the colour.

[@kensleyraoapajee4590]

love the bmx parts touch!

[@MaxMakerChannel]

Holy shit that was a lot of work!

[@PithyBikes]

!(•̀ᴗ•́)و ̑̑

[@xGshikamaru]

Haha I didn't know that was the purpose of the whole project, but it's awesome! Carrying long things on a bicycle us indeed quite hard!

[@PithyBikes]

That's awesome that you didn't know. :)

[@yourcompanyvideo]

That bike is pretty awesome! Would be even better with disc brakes, cargo running boards, and bottle mounts galore. But still awesome bike. Build me one!

[@MatthewSparkes]

LOVE this. Great build.

[@PithyBikes]

Thanks man!

[@jgsmith1624]

Love the paint hood!

[@HarrisonCountyStudio]

That bike is too cool for school

[@ss22076]

Great job as usual, i ll try to follow most parts of these!

[@PithyBikes]

Thanks for watching!

[@DiegoWeissel]

great craftman and video maker, thanks

[@serialdad33]

awesome build!!!! the colors came out really good. on your next build (folding bike) it can be metallic congrats!!!

[@PithyBikes]

I'd love to build a folding bike! Actually I've been dreaming of building a motocompo electric replica. That would be epic.. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Motocompo

[@OneDely]

Hey yeah, bodywork is a real work ! ;) The filler primer is essential ! :)

[@khandam7709]

I was wondering about not using primer but than at 8:00 I found you started over, wow, turned out nice.

[@Studlyoxx]

Well done on the build.

[@PithyBikes]

TY!

[@milanexbrayat4523]

Magnifique ! :) J'ai suivi le projet depuis le début, et vraiment félicitation pour ce travail de pro ! :)

[@PithyBikes]

Content que vous l'ayez apprécié. Merci d'avoir regardé!

[@crusherj3535]

Nice build. Love the step by step through the whole building. Suggestion how about a recumbent trike build.

[@gvngoheavy]

Those paints look a whole lot like ironlak paints. Also the description of how they are applying sounds like most grafitti paints. Ive gotten awesome results from ironlak or montana spray paints! Ive also used roth spray paints for some awesome metallic paints. Primer is definitely an essential. I do very much like 1k primer and sealing everything with 2k clear - they have awesome 2 part spray cans 2k clear coats. Eitherway awesome build series. Been a serious pleasure watching it unfold.

[@PithyBikes]

+Gavin Stewart nice! I almost used 2k paints.

[@matttyler604]

Such a cool bike!

[@FantomsNephew]

Beatiful and well crafted - Impressive! (And nice videos, too!)

[@PithyBikes]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@marksadventures3889]

After all that work I would've got the frame powder coated. He'll need a trailer next week when he takes on the drums.

[@inNYCC]

Awesome build

[@eraticus]

OMG!! That was an awesome build, and an amazing bike!!

[@TheJosh2003]

This looks awesome!

[@PithyBikes]

Thank you!

[@alexcaulley1202]

Spray bike for the win !!!

[@PithyBikes]

(•̀o•́)ง

[@tomalcolm]

I'm glad you nailed the colour. That green did not satisfy me either. This build has been one of my favourite series to watch. I got to build the long tail vicariously without any commitment or burden. What are you building next?

[@PithyBikes]

Next bike is a mamachari lol.

[@tomalcolm]

Good choice.

[@chrisramsey7598]

I love my father and he's my hero but you sur are a cool ass dad and smart 👍

[@mmcharlie]

I'm just starting to also build bikes (I've only built 2 frames) and your channel is awesome. You've got some pretty nifty stuff and workarounds to some problems I've encountered while building my own frames... Also, I'm starting a youtube channel, about building bikes but something a bit more vlog like...On to the topic at hand, my first frame was painted by a friend who works at a body shop. He used car paint and it turned out pretty good, for some time. The paint wasnt too chip resistant and it started getting some rust sport where the paint had come off. For my second frame I was able to find someone that did soda blasting (at a fair, affordable price) and proper powder coating. The finish is AMAZING, and the paint feels really strong.. I'm currently trying to find some options for rust-proofing inside the tubes. I know there's Framesaver, but I've been wondering if there is something else, more readily available I could use.

[@PithyBikes]

+Oli Aponte i subbed. Looking forward to your first frame video. :)

[@mmcharlie]

actually, this user or channel isnt the channel I was refering to. That channel is called "A Cycling Dad". Thanks for the reply! My next video will probably be showing my two frames

[@gking6689]

It gets some nice BMX tiers

[@johnpossum556]

I like the way you got the lights hidden on their as that is sometimes an issue for me on my hauling bikes. I do still think it'd look much more worthy of your efforts to just clearcoat the bike frame. It offers protection but looks awesome. I could be biased though as the last bike I bought is a Titanium frame and they are never painted.

[@PithyBikes]

I love the clear coat look too. I should do it on my first build because atm its raw and starting to rust!

[@si12j12]

Very nice! Wish I could buy one of these for an adult running 26-27.5 wheels.... and maybe even capable of running a derailleur?

[@PithyBikes]

That sounds like almost a standard cargo build. Maybe check out Cycle Trucks. www.cycletrucks.com/

[@PKAY8608]

you are awesome, man! looks great!

[@PithyBikes]

+Pascal Kaegi :)

[@BrockHenry]

Looks awesome.

[@PithyBikes]

TY!

[@bmxcrewcanadaqc2708]

finish product is really really nice :) love it

[@PithyBikes]

Glad you like it!

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

Turned out nice

[@PithyBikes]

+Vegas Cycling Freak thanks!

[@russthibault8800]

wow ! what a fantastic bike ! I would have been tempted to just put a clear coat on the bike to show off your welding work :-)

[@PithyBikes]

I was tempted!