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@Belagerent
I've been budgeting and accruing parts so not been working on the bike much. Until now! I have 26 inch disc wheels (they've come with comically large rotors) some hydro brakes, cheap, big tyres from planet X and hopefully to come a 9 speed shifter because the new wheels came with a 9 speed cassette.
I nearly made a start last week but realised I needed some IS to post mount adaptors. I ordered the cheapest ones possible from China and waited for them to arrive whilst British industry withered and died all around me.
Then I had to work out which went where and which way round. Both front and rear rotors are 180mm so that didn't help me work it out. In the end I did it the old fashioned way: I tried every possible permutation, found none of them worked then tried the first one again and it was fine. Re attached the mudguards, pumped the brakes a couple of times and we're half way there:
FAQ
Why aren't your photos shit anymore?
Sadly I bought a new phone. The photos are no longer shit but rest assured everything else is.
Why did you get ugly brown tires with ugly reflective strips?
They were the cheapest, biggest tyres I could find. I'm hoping I can remove the reflective with a hairdryer.