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i've decided to revive my old 1997 GT Timblerine... it's purely down to the fact the On One were selling their carbon bars for £20 the other day... but that would mean a new stem as it was too small for a 31.8mm bar.... and so it began:
-parts bin stem - free, yey
-new headset as the one in there was literally falling to pieces....
-3x7 drivetrain? i think not.... a late night browsing forums/ebay/etc and i founda 2nd hand 1x10 xtr mech and shifter (2nd hand, saving money!)
-which means: cassette (new, can't risk buying one with unknown history)
-and it's a squaretaper bb and crank... they have to go don't they? SLX 34t crank and XT BB (these have all seemingly disappeared from the 2nd hand market, and what is there is scabby and almost the price of a new one! - new)
-oh...i'll need a chain won't i? (new; see cassette reasoning)
-i also want a black seat post...so i bought one of them, because.. well, the current (original) one is a bit beaten up and looking a bit sorry for itself.... and it's silver
how much have i spend on rigid rim brake bike?!
£360 for some reason, i blame this lockdown scenario we're going through.... ah well, i'll enjoy the build process i suppose
i also want some new wheels too, i've seen a cracking set for £180 XT hubs and dt swiss rims, might wait until next moth for those
this time next week i should have a lovely bike, did i mention the frame and fork powder coating session? no? oh, that happened too
(tyres? probably...... soon)