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@SWales
Hello ladies and gents, long time lurker here.. Now a first time poster.
This old beauty was rescued a while ago from a skip outside an Evans cycles (presumed a throwaway trade-in) by my brother. It has been ridden and checked over thoroughly, built up initially as a bit of a beater/pub bike flat bar cruiser. Since then it has sat in the shed as parts have been gradually picked from it to facilitate other builds. Through a recent turn of events, the frameset has now fallen into my possession and it’s time to start building!
Here’s what’s in the post so far after gleaning classifieds and eBay:
-Apex 10 spd shifters
-Sram MTB mech Gx 2.1 10 spd
-Shimano HG 11-42 cassette (I bloody hope this works)
-Nuke proof flat pedals (nice change from clipless for once)
-Mavic Ksyrium wheels
Also to add from the parts bin:
-I’ve got a load of spare tyres from cross so will throw on a lovely pair of Spesh Tracers (700x33)
Headset and BB have been looked over and are mint (thank god) so hopefully the budget should stay under £200 for this build.
Intended use is a bit of light touring/gravel trips over the summer. very much debating adding velo orange fenders and a basket so I can be super trendy, yet this will cost more than the whole bike..
May also throw on some SPDs and give cross a go on it for a laugh!
Stay tuned! Any input welcome :-)
Pictured is the bike with some 10spd campag (which I decided against, maybe for another build eh?) and some broken wheels for reference.
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