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Prepping my t5g for yet another polish and degrease it dawned on me that I only took it out once in past 12 months.
Rode it to Gatwick to pick up stuff from Evans. On the hottest day of recent heat wave. On the way back ended up climbing Succomb's Hill. Almost passed out mid way. Took me a week to recover from the heat stroke.
All my memories of riding this bike are like that.
The time I went to ride on the river bed just pass Erith got stuck between rising water and an industrial park. Had to climb over multiple fences to get out. In cliples shoes. Ended up with torn bibs and knee injury.
That ride when I got lost in Kent downs on the way to Folkestone. Ended up riding through muddy fields and woodlands on 28mm tyres. Wrist injury, snapped spokes, Hutchinsons shredded to pieces.
London to Brighton off road. Snapped rim, shoulder injury.
Ride to Dover. Heat stroke, missed last train back...
No wonder I don't ride it. The bike shows how shit of a rider I am.
So I'm thinking of selling it. As is, t5g xl, hope bottom bracket, King headset, full hydro ultegra, novatec hubs laced to lb deep rims, thomson stem, carbon bars (can't remember what they are), use seatpost, 38cc g ones, and xt pedals. Plus ultegra road pedals, a set of 32cc g one,set of 28 schwalbe one, and low range rode ultegra cassette. And all of the road bits I have in my spares box.
I have no idea what to ask for it. They retailed for over £3500 with similar spec, but mine was built from the frame up. £2000? Or is that too much?
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