new bike! (well, not quite there yet...)
Mar. 30th, 2007 12:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
julietSo, I have regretfully concluded that the Trek doesn't really fit my riding style any more (the position on the Cheviot is too comfortable & I like it too much; can't ride the Trek like that).
So I have acquired (or am about to) an aging fixie frame from a friend, & now have to turn that into an Actual Bike for the minimum possible cash. Hurrah!
It's a steel tourer frame, currently grey with bright green rear stays (?! I am thinking of painting over the green, don't mind the grey. I have some car touch-up paint that should do the job.). It does however still require:
front wheel
front & rear brakes
LH brake lever for drops
1/8 pitch track chain
mudguards
rack
P-clips to attach above
I think I have rack, P-clips, front brake, LH lever; still hunting the rest. If anyone knows of cheap online suppliers (other than ebay :-) ) do shout!
I'd really *like* to get it built up over Easter, but it partly depends on whether I buy or build the front wheel, I think...
ION: It is Friday. Hurrah.
So I have acquired (or am about to) an aging fixie frame from a friend, & now have to turn that into an Actual Bike for the minimum possible cash. Hurrah!
It's a steel tourer frame, currently grey with bright green rear stays (?! I am thinking of painting over the green, don't mind the grey. I have some car touch-up paint that should do the job.). It does however still require:
front wheel
front & rear brakes
LH brake lever for drops
1/8 pitch track chain
mudguards
rack
P-clips to attach above
I think I have rack, P-clips, front brake, LH lever; still hunting the rest. If anyone knows of cheap online suppliers (other than ebay :-) ) do shout!
I'd really *like* to get it built up over Easter, but it partly depends on whether I buy or build the front wheel, I think...
ION: It is Friday. Hurrah.
