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Ta Mr Scilly.
Now there's a few more folk reading it I'll update it more often!
I've recently had to replace the steering head bearings, they started feeling 'notchy' in the bars-centred position after only ~4500 miles. I did a bit of webbernet trawling and found a set of sealed tapered bearings marketed under the brand 'M-Part' that'd fit the old-school 1" threaded fork steerers that Aldous has. I tapped out the old open bearing races and fitted the super smooth 'modern' tapered type. You'd never know there's any dufference unless you actually ride the bike but I felt an obligatory picture wouldn't go a-miss!
I also 'fully-prepped' it for winter too....yup, I got a light at each end now! :-)
FatManOnAFixie
Scilly.Suffolk
Missed this thread the first time around: glad it got bumped.
This should be compulsory reading for all first-time builders.
Good work on the weight loss and the mileage: CHAPEAU!