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That could be just the ticket! Would you mind PMing me some pics I can show to her?

Interested in the Specialized. Reckon it would fit my 5'2" partner?

Cheers yeah I saw that too. The missing front canti mount put me off though as I wouldn't really know where to start with that kind of repair. Pretty much spot on otherwise though

Looking for a new bike for my 5'2" partner. She has a lovely 80s steel Raleigh mixte but is after something a bit more suitable for touring and general longer rides outside London.

Aiming for something along the lines of a 90s MTB/hybrid (wide gear range, plenty of options for racks and mudguards, upright position, clearance for larger tyres) but crucially not weighing a ton. Low budget as it'll likely be used for commuting too so will be locked up outside stations etc. Any help gratefully received as we're not having much joy finding anything decent in her size on eBay/gumtree.

Fixer-uppers welcomed as it'll give me something to do besides tinkering with my own bikes

Ratty Dawes hybrid in 531 currently at £30 with 10 hours left. Great pub bike potential or budget drop bar gravel/tourer

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dawes-bike-/284235800924?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286

Ta very much! It's more or less symmetrical, maybe +/- 1mm but don't think that'll make a difference...

OK... potentially very dumb question, but given my propensity for ordering parts from the internet only to realise I've measured something incorrectly/forgot to measure it at all, I'm trying to be a bit more cautious rather than assume I know exactly what I'm doing despite having never replaced a BB before...

Replacing the BB on my early '00s trek. Measured up the BB shell and spindle length which comes out more or less as ~68mm shell, ~110mm spindle (see pics). Before I go ahead and order this Shimano UN300, am I missing anything? I'm keeping the triple chainring that the bike came with.

Cheers! The rack is a BLB T-rack which is more or less a cheaper copy of the pelago commuter

Not my idea, but I came across this nice little upgrade to the oldest bodge in the book, and had to try it myself. Re-used the buckles from the waist straps on an old camping rucksack:

Had the day off today so got to work on the Trek. Stripped all the parts and spent a very satisfying hour peeling back the many layers of electrical tape. Didn't know what to expect underneath but I'm reeeeally liking the colour and early '00s font.

Picked up some salsa woodchippers, levers, stem, quill adapter and some very old gravelkings from the good people of this forum, so obviously I had to put them all on and go for a scoot down the street to see how it felt.

So far I've spent £25 on this build but I need to decide what I'm doing about gears before committing to any nicer parts. I really like the 3x7 friction on my muddy fox and doing the same here would satisfy my inner technogrouch and also mean I can keep the derailleurs which are in good condition. However the thought of bar end shifters on these bars seems mad as they're wide enough already and I can already see myself accidentally shifting whenever I try and squeeze through a doorway, etc.. Will probably go for more sensible bars with less flare so I can comfortable use bar ends but willing to be convinced of other gearing options

Anything on the more boujie "craft" end of the spectrum tbh! Except for fruity beers

Is it just the one V brake or a set? Cheers

Fixed wheelset has been taken. Decided I don't want any money for the Pasela tyre so that's now free. I'm also open to offers on all the other for-sale items (e.g. Veloce front brake, tools and rack). Any offers of delicious beer also considered.

I could use these if they're still available? PMing

Updated list with taken items, added photos of the jtek rack. Decided to keep the silver front loading quill stem for the time being, but the black one is still available. Wheelset price reduced as I feel I might be off with pricing?

Lovely stuff! I always get jealous when I see the later muddy foxes with the multi-coloured paw print decals

I can see why people aren’t fond of cantis

Can recommend getting koolstop salmon pads for the cantis and some cable pliers to make setting them up easier. Or just convert to V-brakes obvs

Cheers! Loved riding it to work yesterday, picking the gnarliest lines on the towpath etc...

Compared with the 1.75" Paselas, I really noticed the rolling resistance on tarmac but loved being able to fly over the mud/gravel/potholes and have also weirdly found it easier to ride no-handed when I need a stretch. It's definitely a different (slower) beast now but given that I now have the luxury of two bikes I'm happy keeping this one for more leisurely rides and using the Trek for anything where I might want to do more than plod along at ~7mph

Grisly sight this morning while I was eating breakfast when a sparrowhawk came out of nowhere and snatched a goldfinch from one of my feeders, then proceeded to tuck into it sending feather flying all over the place. As a bird of prey lover, I was very excited to see it happen but couldn't help feeling resentful that he went for one of the few visiting goldfinches and not the hundreds of sparrows that I usually get.

Took a truly terrible photo but it's almost embarrassing posting it here with so many great snaps further up thread! On that note - can anyone recommend a decent enough camera capable of taking wildlife snaps in the <£100 range?

PMing re gravelkings, cheers

Slightly nicer pic of the muddy fox with new tyres from my ride in this morning:

Going to tick this one off as 'finished' for now, except for tidying up the dynamo cables and installing the rear light. Once the Trek is built up I'll switch over to commuting on that so I can strip down the muddy fox for a deep clean and BB/headset replacement, but that won't be for a while

Ha yeah, they're big bois. Probably on account of being so well fed by our neighbour. They also have this annoying habit of burying eggs / chunks of dog food to save for later, like a more minging squirrel. I found a raw egg buried in a box of bike cleaning rags I keep outside, which was odd. Our neighbour on the other side thought someone was trying to place a hex on her house as she kept finding her flower pots had been dug up and replaced with raw eggs lol

That fluffy tail tho:

Our neighbour feeds the local foxes eggs and dog food so we have several very well fed and quite tame foxes in our garden. They loved it when it snowed last month.

It was all very cute and disney until one of them did a shit in the snow and then weed on it (?) weirdo.

Off topic but are those Chelsea boots converted to roller skates? (Lovely bike btw)

Update on the muddy fox: swapped out the tyres for some continental double fighters. My hand was forced this weekend after getting the 3rd puncture in as many rides on the rear tyre. Turns out there was a rip right through the tread exposing about 3mm of innertube to the road, no idea how I managed that.

New tyres look rad in my opinion but clearance under the front guard is toight. Might be looking for new guards if I can't get them to play ball.

Also had to adjust the front brake so took the opportunity remove the cable so I could take the reflector hanger off. I fucking hate setting up these brakes, so let's have a moment of appreciation for the best tool in the world:

Ooh go on then you've twisted my arm. I was thinking I'd probably end up putting Vs on it eventually if I decide to keep it, so it would be good to have both sets of levers. PMing you now