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So after begrudingingly selling my Ward before leaving London I went without a bike until I made the move out to Toronto. The bike budget has been pretty small since moving but I knew that I wanted to get something to explore with and then keep me occupied until I could build something proper so I ended up getting a Fairdale Coaster
I loved the look of it but in reality I couldn't get on with the archer bars or the coaster brake so it had a bit of a transformation at the weekend. Ended up getting a cheap fixed rear wheel and then fitted an old BMX stem and a set of Gusset Open Prisons and it's transformed the way it rides.
All I need now is some foot retention (probably going to go for YNOT's) and then I've got something fun to mess around on until I can build myself something that's a true successor to the Ward.