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The knock on projects from this are a bit odd.
1 - The Train to Isen
So we are moving to rural Scotland from London, but I will still be doing some work down here in the week. I would normally use the Train as my winter bike and my work bike, but I can't do that now as Work is now a fair bit further away from the lanes I would ride my winter bike on, hence the Rourke as a new winter bike.
The Train will stop down here and continue to be a work bike and mid week riding bike, until @coldharbour gets off his arse and sorts these Isens out. Then I will probably move most the decent bits of the train, Wheels, lights, rack, gaurds, stem and seat post over to the Isen and that will do work and mid week duties.
This will then leave the Train as a frame and bits, that I will move up to Scotland and do something silly with. As the clearances are enormous and forestry roads plentiful, I might go full monster truck gravel eater with it, for pure lols.
2 - Station beater
The train/Isen can be kept nice and secure down here while up on the other side of Sturgeons Wall, but a fare way away from the station I alight at.
Sooo I want to build up a beater for secure station lock ups and if it gets nicked, not be too upset.
In an act of internet kindness (and me not wanting to spend any money!) @nz_lucas gave me an old Raleigh Winner he found, complete, in a skip.
I tidied it up a bit and added some mudguards, I then crashed it on the test ride at 5mph.....and buckled both the wheels....
However, after a plea on IG, @PhilDAS kindly donated some wheels, Brixton Cycles some secondhand bits, including a hilarious stem,and it was running!
It didn't turn corners very well or really stop, but it worked, sort of!
THEN out of nowhere, @Dammit started giving up his stash and I nabbed a 9 speed 105 GS off of him and I've conned @hillbilly into fitting it for me in return for cider... So In July when I'm back in London I look forward to being able to turn around corners and not die.
Winner (lol)