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@JonasGeitus
Updating a project which nearly took a year.
It was a summer time, my fiance's birthday was on its way & I decided to gift her a retro mtb. She only has one roadie which she loves but I can't take her on any small trips off to gravel/forest roads. So there it goes. I found a Trek 970 from 1992 or something, it was battered but the lugs and sparkle purple colour looked great. It came all the way from Germany to Lithuania and once I started inspecting it, I found it had a crack at the chainstay. After getting almost full refund from seller, I gave it to my local lbs friends to weld it. They applied a small & solid patch of steel (maybe not ideal but fixed the case for the time being in a budget friendly way). I painted it with german-engineering-antirust-technology primer + black montana paints. You cant even see it now.
Some parts bin with 8 speed xt shifter & flashy xtr derailleur. Stridsland inspired moto bars + bmx stem combinacione. She also asked me to put a wald basket on front & purple cables for brakes, so it's on!
During spring time, I made her a halfie frame bag + a basket bag for runarounds the cafe/parks/shops etc. It's one of the most used bags in a house now haha.
Today we both took it to a local wild beach, taking our folding chairs, books and blankets for a cozy morning book read. On the mid way to the beach she said she wants to do couple of nights of bikepacking. Success : )
Here are some pictures
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