• The thing that occurred to me while I was doing this bike up was that you simply cannot get your hands on 18" wheels, tyres or tubes, I tried everywhere, no luck :(

    So she is doomed once the tyres or tubes fall apart. The white sidewalls on the rear tyre was very badly cracked, so I pumped it up to the recommended pressure and filled in the cracks with that silicon sealant you use for sealing around the edges of baths and sinks (the stuff that sets like white rubber), it worked pretty well.

    I might get the Dura Ace 16t cog wielded on to the suicide hub, anyone have some wielding equipment in their back yard !?

    For my next project I will start with a 20" shopper (ideally a Raleigh 20) - so I can use BMX wheels, tyres and tubes.

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