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Progress Check for today:
So far I have sourced 170mm cranks and a 39t chainring from the parts bin, nothing special but will do the job.
I've found a set of disc '13 wheels' (Halfords) in the parts bin which I've removed decals from, serviced the hubs and trued.
I found a DA 7700 bar end shifter on ebay for just less than £20 which was posted today so should arrive soon. I've done some reading and supposedly you can 'switch off' the indexing on these so they become friction shift? I'll be investigating this further once it arrives.
As a consequence of finding a delectably cheap shifter, I'm going to take @platypus ' fork pending photos and if they're black? Also, are they the suspension corrected version (29'er) or the non suspension corrected (26") version of the fork?
10 speed 11-30t shimano hyperglide cassette has been fitted as well as a Shimano Deore derailleur thanks to the recommendation of @frankenbike (thank you also for your amazing help finding me a shifter, that was ultimately what lead me to the one I ended up buying!).
Currently deciding on tyres as I have a few different sets currently on offer so I'll update you all on that when I know for certain.
Parts I'm currently looking for/ordering are:
172.5 (casing width) square taper bottom bracket
Nice-ish set of single speed brake levers (please help if you can!)
Edit: Also forgot to mention, for extra Choppéur points I'm using a Selle Italia USPS saddle found unsurprisingly, in the parts bin.