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That's come out real nice.
I find it crazy what shops will throw out as "scrap". I get it, time is money and money is scarce. Reusing components mix-and-match is a luxury for those of us with time to invest in making it work. But it's still frustrating, so good on you for making something nice instead of sending to landfill.
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Yay! Malaysians in bike shops! Since when?
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You've accidentally made a really nice pub bike again.
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Working in a shop is an unfair advantage, the rest of us have to rely on our wits and unhealthy hording compulsions...
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Tried to build a pub bike last year which ended up being a bit of a disaster (ended up being way too nice as all projects do) and needed an actual lockup bike as bike theft is certainly on the rise and need something I don’t worry about to use for errands.
I sold my GT to @GideonPARANOID about 3 something years ago, he rode it for a couple of years before replacing it - he recently put it up for sale so I ended up buying it back.
That kickstarted the scrap heap challenge project- and I’ve managed to build the bike entirely from scrap ( I work in a bike shop) or from parts bin. Wheels, chainset, shifters, fork, brakes were from “scrap”, mech and cassette , saddle, bars , and some other bits I had already .
The only new bits are the chain (couldn’t find the one that went with the cassette) and the cables.
I always wanted a bike with these shifters, I actually think they work really well and look awful.
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