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Oh nice. I didn't know Charge made one too.
@Lolo, thanks for the extensive review. They are super expensive for what they are I think. I was hoping they had a lot of versatility, like a Surly or something.
I'm coming round to the idea of putting the cash towards a powder coat and a new headset for a Raleigh instead.
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Yeah I found it. Brand new is a way out of our price range at the moment though. Was hoping to find something used.
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Not a fan of that pressed plate for the rear brake though. What's wrong with a proper bridge?
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Having said that. This is pretty fancy, although far too small...
https://bit.ly/30IuyMg...so open to suggestions.
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Thanks @Aroogah. We've got transport.
Claira's car has been packed full of Btwin's with flat tires and step through Raleigh's with suicide levers for weeks now. All donated by locals in a terrible state then restored and serviced by Claira for health and social workers who need to be mobile in the community. Hoping to find her something a bit fancier to help karma along.
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Claira hasn't been sailng through the pandemic with a cosy furlough. But she's managed to donate a lot of her time and money to trying to make London a better place to cycle for those that most need it.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CCySQixlkn1/?igshid=1misvzk2dn0ws
She's taken a shine to a donated Raleigh mixte she built up for a social worker. So much so, she found a different bike for the social worker to keep the Raleigh for an extra week.
I think a key worker deserves the Raleigh, and she deserves something a bit better. Soma make (or made) a mixte, the Buena Vista.
I don't have the cash to buy a new one right now (is they do still make it). Has anyone got (or got a lead on) a used one? She's a 55cm.
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Haha. These are definitely wrong for my bike but I love them so very much. DM me a price and your location? I will consider them certainly. @doubleodavey
In follow up to me trying to get hold of Steve at Aurum a few weeks ago. He did get back eventually. Gave brilliant advice and did an excellent job for not very much money. Highly recommended.
We talked about powder > decals > clearcoat. The clear coat in this scenario is a lot more expensive than the powder coat because you can't powder over the decals without melting the vinyl. So it has to be a wet spray on top. Hence the expense. He was more than happy to do it, but it wasn't the cheap option.