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@Bobbybobbob
So I'm aware that this isn't as extreme as most of the projects on here but I'm still finding my way. Back in 2009 I was apprehensive to say the least about parking my CAAD9 in central London every day so I bought this Giant. I was originally going to ride fixed but never did. I liked the sugino messenger chainset (though 130 mm bcd! Grr) and the paint and that was it.
After a move back to Norwich via Sydney and Munich I found myself staring at this last summer, I was feeling unsatisfied and taking a photo from the wrong side. It hadn't been used for 5 years apart from one 50 mile ride in 2014 when I ended up riding fixed for 10 miles because that's how long it took the freewheel to unstick itself.
Due to changed circumstances I'm now riding this 20 miles a day on country roads year round and this obviously requires an upgrade program. The fork was rigid, the tyres old, the track bars just plain uncomfortable over the terrible road surfaces. Onwards and upwards then.
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