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hippy
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Late to the Lockdown project game.....
Let's see if building something gravel/bike-packingesque can satiate me over the coming winter weeks.
Shell is a ?mid 90's Rockhopper that belonged to my father/took up commuter duties for me in secondary school.
Fixie had some issues so I've been using it to commute for a few days and I'd forgot just how much fun it was....
Problem list:
Missing Spokes.
Ridiculously bad brakes.
Gearing all over the place.
Surface rust in places.
VERY short Seatpost.
Pros:
Fun
Retro
Fun
The vague plan is to source some half-decent 26" wheels and convert to 1x10 (Deore Xt?).
Maybe some budget paint job come spring/summer (Spray.Bike?)
Make a frame bag.
Hash out some adventure plans in the meantime
Welcoming any suggestions for improvement/things to avoid in this build- I'm a bit clueless when it comes to offroad...