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Finished the dad bike a few months ago but never got round to taking pictures.
Marin Bear Valley SE 1994. New Deore drivetrain, and I’m very happy with the DX V-brakes - a nod to my teenage self when these were the height of cool. The cranks are probably temporary, I would love to find some nice old ones eg. LX or XT in 170mm. Again the klunker style swept bars, and a charge plug saddle recovered with alcantara suede. For this child seat, a Thule Yepp mini, the mount for a quill stem is much better than the ahead mount. When she is too big for this seat the mount will come off and it will look even better, I might try an ahead adaptor.
It’s great to ride without the child seat, very chilled and cruisey. Even better, my daughter loves it - we started with very short rides around 10 mins in January, just after her first birthday. Now she will happily sit in there for 45 mins. Had a lovely ride in the sun this morning!
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