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Certainly looks like it. Is it sticky?

Top tip if you have a dog they love this and will pull it out and eat it for you. Think it must have something beneficial for them as they actively seek it out

I still maintain it will be lighter than the frame it's replacing - we shall see.

I definitely won't be putting a triple on it, priority is simplicity which means no front derailleur.

According to my wife she only changes gear 'once in a while' and sticks to the middle 2 or 3 cogs on the current 42 x 11-32 setup, so the same on the Muddy Fox should be fine.

Sadly the days of this particular
Muddy Fox being ridden long distances, fully loaded, off road, are long gone. It will be ridden to the shops and to work and back. The odd cyclepath / canal towpath on a sunny summer weekend. But then it's not exactly cutting edge for an offroader any more.

If you don't get around to that, celeriac soup is mega easy and delicious.

Once I've picked up the frame and am swapping the bits over I'll do a weight comparison (using my probably equally inaccurate luggage scales).

Do you happen to remember what size seatpost it takes?

Nice one, that looks great!

I saw a couple of complete bikes on eBay that were similarly all original, MF branded parts, but given I have most of what I need from the Raleigh it seemed more sensible just getting a frame.

Good to see it can clear proper fat tyres + mudguards.

I refuse to believe there is any chance it can be heavier than the Raleigh, which weighs over 14kg in that setup above, for a 48cm frame.

Ah, can see @Psy went on a similar journey considering the Soma, too.

Any photos of how your Muddy Fox ended up?

Thanks, will have a look if there's a thread on that.

The Charge does look good, especially in purple, but even before I bought the Muddy Fox, I was pretty set on 26. Not least as I have a decent dynamo wheelset for it already.

Other minus on the Charge is caliper brakes meaning presumably 35c ish max tyre - fatter is always better in my book.

Before all that though, I'll need to take a close look at the frame when I get hold of it. There's clearly some rust and looks like paint is bubbling on the head tube. Preference is probably to just clean and scrub off any rust and loose paint, then clear coat for a bit of durability, but a powder coat will be on the cards if it's too rough.

The Raleigh, which will be donating many of its parts, including a handbuilt wheelset with Shimano dynamo and B&M lights, 1 x 8 speed setup with Claris derailleur and trigger shifter.

The comfy bars will be staying but I might be in the market for a positive rise stem, as I think the head tube is a fair bit shorter on the Muddy Fox.

Would like to go for cantis not V brakes, so thinking to keep the silver Tektro levers and pick up something like the Dia Compe DC 980 brakes.

I'll also need a small front rack that mounts to the canti posts, which the basket will sit on. Thinking Nitto or Velo Orange for the rack unless there's a decent budget one in silver.

Then definitely fatter tyres needed, and gumwalls. Most likely something from Panaracer. Nicer mudguards than the current Chromoplastics too.

Bought this from eBay for the princely sum of £30.

It's to replace my wife's old Raleigh mixte, which I bought off this forum for £40 for a full bike, and has been a trusty commuter/shopper etc for maybe a decade, with I think every single component apart from the saddle swapped out in that time.

The Raleigh is a cheap frame, and absurdly heavy for it's size. The Muddy Fox won't be super light either (the sticker says PG Tubes which I'm guessing means Plain Gauge), but it should be an improvement.

Being 5 foot 4, she gets on far better with 26" wheels than anything bigger, and I've been on the lookout for a modern steel 26 mixte for ages but they nearly don't exist.

There is a good looking Soma mixte frame which is 26 in the smallest size, but I've never seen one for sale second hand and it's silly expensive new.

So, retro MTB it is, which is obviously much cooler anyway.

Will be a slow build as I won't even be able to pick the frame up for a little while.

+1 this but you could still underplant with a row of lavender.

As for the original question, would always look to Jekka's for herbs

SRAM Rival 1, Tpre 3 RD. Again, no idea why I replaced it. Think I went with a Red. £35

Dibs if this is long cage and you'll post?

Anyone turning on the oven to do two fish fingers for a kid is a weirdo.

Use the toaster like a normal person

Asda one it is then

Aldi do one too - quite possibly the same

Being able to see exactly how done the toast is, is a major performance upgrade

Super C Audax has arrived and it looks perfect. Think any bigger would be unwieldy on a rando rack. Have ordered a slice of corex for £2.50 delivered to stiffen it up

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The ones with a glass front are cool

Baller and non baller options available

Likewise, altho needs bigger tyres really

For sale in classifieds

Interested to see this built up

On dynamo headlights, my B&M IQ-XS has been faultless, and I think having it on all the time is a positive. Never bad to be more visible to drivers

Pretty sure it automatically runs less bright in daytime too

Apologies, yeah out of stock at that price. You are still asking a fair bit more than shops with guarantees and returns policies

£111 at BikeInn

£119 at Sigma...

Sorry but if that's the HX One toolkit it's available for £70 brand new

Bike looks great

What are the pedals? Fan of metal, silver, pins, reflectors

Bit of dirt on it and I could see how it would pass as lockable

But if it lives in an underground prison does it need to be?

Would suit something wider & wackier imo