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@Mikenetic
Hello!
You may remember me from previous threads such as, "I built my own frame then someone stole it," and "How many braze-ons can you attach to a Karate Monkey?"
I've been working away on my next bike, a birthday present for my better half. I've just completed the build, so I thought I'd document the process over a few posts.
The brief I got was to build a bike she could jump onto for trips around town in normal clothes, and that could carry a decent amount of stuff. This wasn't to be "a retro show-pony" (quote). There was a fair amount of thinking, some changes in direction as problems emerged, plus a workshop move part-way through the build. So it took a little longer than planned.
However, the basic pattern for the design was set fairly early on. A porteur-style bike with a practical front rack, full mudguards, chain guard, dynamo lighting, hub gear and disc brakes.
So it was with a happy heart but some small degree of trepidation that I set off on build number two. The process of turning a pile of bits into a thing was ahead of me.