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@frankenbike
Fixie
Rideable. This is all good aside from two things. One, it ripped my ancient Lidl shoes in half the other day:
Two, it's filling up with water due to the open seat post. This is a problem as it's the only bike I can ride around town, which in turn is the only way I have of earning any money (yes, I've submitted my PhD in astrophysics and am now working for Deliveroo. Amazing.). I'm going to drill a hole in the BB once my friend is able to lend me his drill.
MTB
Rideable. Nothing big here but it got wider bars and some High Rollers. I am doing Strathpuffer so wanted something a bit more aggressive than my X-Kings, without investing in something that is useless 98% of the year (like ice tyres). So hopefully these are just barely good enough to get me round at Strathpuffer and not incredibly slow in the summer and uphill.
Only concern with this is that the frame is dented. The tubes are really thin aluminium. I will have to replace it with something else eventually.
PS. I live about 5 miles (along a towpath) from where this picture was taken yesterday, I really should get out on this bike more often.