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Is the Stavanger yours? Please could you give me the dimensions of the rasket? At base and top...,

These are 2.0 inch but have been awesome for usage such as you describe...

https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TYVITREVG26/vittoria-revolution-g-graphene-26-wired-tyre

And £10 each.

My friend’s.
300 mm
360 mm
150 mm
It’s pretty much same at the base as on top. My friend had to modify it a little to use with drop bar shifters.

Well I’m now the proud owner of a bottom of the range gt legacy. Was only £50 and was a blast on the ride home.
Everything apart from the frame will be going in the skip so I’m in the market for a 1x7 drivetrain(chainset, bb, rear mech and shifter). Might replace wheels but will get them trued and hope for the best.

What exactly will be going in the skip? Asking for a friend...

Welded triple chainset, long plastic chainguard, generic front mech, shimano 3x7 gripshift, kickstand(knackered). There’s a rear rack that might be of use to someone as well as some ok mudguards. Will take pics of what I’m gonna be rid of tomorrow.

Want me to keep an eye out? Or are you after relatively high end 1x7 parts? I have a couple 7-speed parts but planned to rebuild the Specialized with them to sell, over a week lots of bikes end up at the scrapyard so I can keep an eye out for useful 7S parts that I can hawk you for a low price. MTB or Road setup? Rapid fires, thumb shifters? Wheels are a pain to post.

Wicked 24" heavy duty tourer from the cryptic and intriguing https://www.instagram.com/gauthierbrothers/

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If you’ve got a good steady supply of 7sp d appreciate an eye out!

No need for high end, happy with lx-ish quality. Def rather do a mtb setup than road. Rapid fire ideally. Comfortable working on older shimano but never done a 1x setup before so unsure where to start with chainset/bb..

I’ll keep an eye out. If you’re in a rush don’t wait for me. It’s hit and miss what gets thrown away. A few weeks ago the pile was huge, this week so far only one and a half bikes.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bgac5Mnhs-j/?igshid=1plsvlivwn3yb

Def no rush, very much a slow burn project. Tempted by some period correct dh bars

Why not just get some used 10 speed stuff? 7 speed 1x may be a pita in terms of chain drop. are you planning on running a keeper of some sort? I ran 1 x 6, then 7 then 8 and finally 10. Even without a clutch mech, and using a badly worn NW, haven’t dropped the chain since building. Dropped chain regularly on the other setups. That and wider range of gears, better shift all adds up.

The thinking being it’s a £50 bike I’d rather not spend out on new wheels for to do a 10sp setup.
At the budget end I can try 1x7 out just by swapping chainset and keeping the ugly brick rear mech. At least this way I can be sure I’m into the bike before splashing out.
If it turns out I really like it I might consider a better setup. I’m completely open to a chain keeper if needs be.

Fair play, I guess that’s how I ended up 10 speed... But also on the 4th frame, 4th (5th maybe?) set of wheels etc for the project. It’s been quite an evolution. All i wanted was a 1x beater.

The cheap 1x guide/tensioner/bashguard things that attach on the bottom bracket are barely £20 on ebay. Had I not got the 2x ones off CRC dead cheap a few weeks I’d have bought one for the mtb.

All i wanted was a 1x beater.

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Cool but a bit confused

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Update to my old (unknown age/origin, but canti mounts, and 1 1/8th threaded headset?!) mountain bike - 3x8 friction shifters are awesome, swept bars are awesome, 2 inch semi-slick tyres are so comfortable, finally matching silver components are so satisfying. Cruising in functional comfort.

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Looks great, but for (my) comfort would tilt handlebars back/down a little.