The bike is now fully operational borrowing a pair of wheels and purchasing some cheap Zefal Christophe toe straps. I haven't used it much but the unpadded, uncovered fivegold is not as bad as I had feared.
some photos of it in the local Christmas lights, the white paint and silver bits look really good under the lights though didn't really come out well at all. May try and get some proper photos soon.
So festive update:
The bike is now fully operational borrowing a pair of wheels and purchasing some cheap Zefal Christophe toe straps. I haven't used it much but the unpadded, uncovered fivegold is not as bad as I had feared.
some photos of it in the local Christmas lights, the white paint and silver bits look really good under the lights though didn't really come out well at all. May try and get some proper photos soon.