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Belagerent
Morning all,
I’ve been wringing my hands reading your comments, and as I said to @stelfox and @BareNecessities in a dm, I have been overwhelmed emotionally with the generosity and and community seen here. As I often am.
Your offers of helping with parts are really very generous and much appreciated, although entirely unexpected.
I wanted To highlight, for my own conscience, as I’m sure you feel with your own personal projects, be it bikes or hobbies, I’ve really reached the cap I can spend on this for the foreseeable, and I think I’d have a bit of a mental resentment to the thing if I kept spending on it at the moment. the only repayment I can offer is some stickers, a cup of tea at a badgers ride and a “go on it” when it’s built up, if you’re ok with that I will accept parts offered, but I want everyone offering parts to be in sound mind and body doing so.
I think if I eventually get the insurance money back from the courier (£100 (which still got taxed £44! By the danish!)) it will likely get donated to the forum as a sort of salut for the collective generosity and ensure it can happen to someone else in the future.
Stelfox has kindly offered me a mech and shifter for the bike, and I have some parts which were not sold off from when I thought I’d never need a bike part again.
In terms of what is missing from my parts bin remains and was in that box I it’s;
1/1 8th external headset
Hollow tech cranks that fit a 30t or lower chainring
400mm in-line seat post
Disc rotors (180/160)
Hydraulic brakes (levers and callipers)
26” wheels in 12mm ta front and rear (non boost)
(Or rims and hubs)
Flat pedals
Saddle
I think this is everything, and as I say, do not feel obliged, it will eventually get built.
I’m still sick atm so if I’m slow at replying apologies, we’ll see what happens when the bike is on plague island and take it from there.
Again, to those who have offered parts and those who have not thank you, I hope you find this kindness mirrored to you when you find yourself needing it, whether you know it or not.