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Buying a U-brake only to find that it doesn't fit your frame - £13.98
Sourcing obscure rear-brake mounting kit from Canada - £10.89
Buying a set of two extra-long Weinmann straddle wires even though you only need one - £12
Buying two cable bridges because you lost the originals in the parts box - £1.89
Purchasing extra-long tandem brake cable and brake outer - £6
Installing a brake that you will probably never use, purely for mechanical high jinks - Priceless
Here's a brief and badly photographed mock-up of the tandem.
Stoker cockpit looks like it might be too cramped, but I have less protruding bars as back-up if so. Probably going to stick with the MTB brake levers, because they're mechanically solid, which feels somehow more important with a tandem. Frame is crying out for mudguards.
The LBS near work managed to crack my new crown race while attempting to set it. They have refunded me the cost of the entire headset, but I can't be bothered to buy a new one, so when I have a chance I'll re-install the old brinelled one as it'll be simple to replace it with a new one at some point in the future.
Just waiting for a bit more free time so that I can start building things up properly.