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Thanks all 😊 Pic for new page. (brazing is courtesy of Lord Cycles btw in case any doubt)

Bit higher, bit shorter, whole lot cooler

RIP zebra stem!

Pm coming for nitto drops and drop v brake levers

cheers :) i think they are kcnc

and we got a second dog just after christmas, might need a bigger basket soon!

featuring wet dogs in need of trim, confused by being put in basket mid-walk for photo

finally the fan favourite. indexed +9speed shifting for the cargo bike and a neat little stainless bracket for the rear light making use of the old canti-hanger and tidying up the seat post.

second, exciting new addition. 1992 Trek 990. wanted one of these for a while so pretty stoked about it. will be replacing the cockpit and definitely getting rid of the grip shift for a start (holy fuck i forgot how bad it was). not sure what direction to go with it though..

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so a few updates in timeline order. first, very overdue update pics for the kona (long enough for chain to have rusted from the salty winter roads - after taking these photos I have cleaned and re-oiled it!).

Got rid of the thumbies and went sram 1x9, also swapped the cheap tektro v-brakes and blue retro levers for some avid arch rivals (i'm a sucker for parrallel push) and 1.0L levers.

Also some detail shots of the light system (LEDs in vintage lamps, running off 4xAA batteries housed in metal bike puncture repair kit tin, with secret under-seat switch). And the stem which was a cool ebay find. It's Nitto, 22.2mm BMX stem (most are 21.1 so very unusual) i it gave a polish and paint, was all silver before and pretty beat up.

Seconds on saddle please. Can collect

Any sram 2 or 3 x9 shifters + Medium cage derailleur.

Yeah it's pretty big. No, it falls under permitted development. Same concept as building a garage

A lot. Stopped keeping track a long time ago. I would estimate I've moved close to 20t of earth (Including digging for the boundary and retaining walls in the rest of the garden). Definitely had 8t of hardcore delivered for the bit in front of shed which will be patio. Concrete/mortar wise.. Pass, I really can't remember. I reckon we had close to 1000 blocks delivered thinking about it. (those numbers sound crazy to me as well, but I think it's right). Yeah have side access. Many trips up and down with wheel barrow. Tbh if I knew what I was starting for myself not sure I would have done this. But it got to a point where only thing I could do was keep going as I'd completely fucked the garden. Hopefully will all be worth it

Current state. Need a door (have bodged one together for time being from old fence panel) . And electric, but that won't be for while. Didn't include windows as originally planned to have skylights and maximise hanging space on walls. But due to cost of wood going up ended up using insulated metal panels for roof instead so couldn't do skylights. Planning to get glass door to let as much light in as possible though

Been a while. Very bad at updates. Here's some photos though from the last year though. (not great at remembering to take progress photos either)

Just discovered the existence of these derailleur/shifter combo. Very unlikely to find but would like very much.. Doesn't need to be full set.

Pink derailleur would be ideal but just normal xo/x9 be fine. Need left and right shifters and rear derailleur.

2 or 3 x9 shifters. Medium cage derailleur.

Cheers

+1 this.

Or a 'bikes fucking suck' sticker

BIKES FUCKING SUCK

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Looks great!

Is the shimano cassette 9 speed?

Yeah man that is sweeeet

Thanks for the kind words all :)

@ectoplasmosis yes I agree, it's on the list!

@Dexter cheers!

@jono84 yeah I mean I think the forks could take the weight as I had my mate sit on it and was fine. But you'd need a biiggg basket and maybe some kind of power steering haha. Cargo bike would defo do it but mucho money

So wald 139 was still bit on the small side. After being unsuccessful looking for the size basket I wanted I saw @Verbs_&_Nouns thread the other day and I ordered a Basil Crate. Yesterday it arrived in 'faded blossom'. Colour is an unbelievabley good match so well happy with that. And I discovered a pretty cool local shop/business in the process. https://www.reallyusefulbikes.co.uk/

Nice looking bikes and lovely photos dude. Fully support the bluelugwankerism on the muddyfox as well. Would yellow brake cable housings be too much?