Rat Bikes! Pub Bikes Beaters! Frankenbikes!

Just ride it for five years, use clunky iron chain to lock it several times a day, replace worn out things in non-matching colours, "fix" stuff with gaffer tape as much as possible and then come back
🙂

I like it. Mainly because of the bar tape and the jockey wheel combo, but also the pointless cassette and brifters, and the general parts-bin / that'll do vibes.

Solid work for £17 : )

Ahh noo, my old bike. Tough luck mate.

So this happened on Thursday. Found my bike locked up 5 mins from where it was stolen a week earlier, secured by my cable lock (my initials are sharpied on it) and a padlock. sadly my rack and front basket were gone, but still had the same electrical tape and cable ties holding it together (I quickly put my D lock on it when I saw it there).

This is a photo of the PCSO trying to cut it free with a pair of scissor... it’s now at the station (after they finally found bolt cutters), and they said I’d hopefully get it back in the next few weeks.

@wintyDono it’s great to know I can trace the sale chain back to you - might have to prove that! Long shot, but don’t suppose you have the LFGSS advert from when you sold it to @mk1mark?

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Scissors 😂

They are trauma shears aren’t they? Probably wouldn’t have been too far off doing the job.

Found my bike

nice!!

it’s now at the station (after they finally found bolt cutters), and they said I’d hopefully get it back in the next few weeks.

How come they're keeping it for a few weeks?

That’s made my day! Your bike triggered my recent burning desire for a budget Rigid 26er (Which I’m currently now putting together).

Love the effort with the scissors :-D

New parts-bin build for bad-weather commuting and locking up outside without having to worry too much.

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Bad effort at fitting the rear GB mudguard ;)

bad-weather commuting

..are you commuting through tempelhof airfield? Nice!

That bike needs an orange front mudguard!
🙂

The photo was taken on its first test ride. My commute is alongside but not on the airfield itself though. I do have the original orange stem to counter-balance the rear, but I swapped it for a longer stem because of the sweepy bars and short top tube.

Consider bright orange bartape?
🙃

The reason its running brifters using them as brakes and using a cassette instead off a singlespeed kit to keep cost down. It's a right cheap as chips bike build. the fizik bartape was a bargain find on wiggle £7.99. Perfect timing with Sam Bennett winning the sprinters green jersey🤗

Nah, orange grips would draw unnecessary attention to the bike when locked up and I’m not planning to spend any money on this. Except for a slightly longer seatpost since the current one is a little too short and already past the min. insertion.

Love that space! Could spend days just chilling on the grass, mind the torrential rain though!

@boredom mainly paperwork I think. I'd reported it missing after it got stolen, but hadn't registered it, so they need to check a few things. I also have to send them pics of the bike to confirm it's mine etc.. Fingers crossed.

Stem is fugly, otherwise fucking rad.

New tyres, saddle, seatpost and brake

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New crank next?

I'm quite happy with the £20 I spent on that chainset. I'll have to change the chainring soonish though, the teeth are starting to get a bit sharkey

Locked up my old Condor next to a bike giving off strong "on here" vibes this afternoon.

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woop

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