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@Cajeta
as far as access to tools goes, i dunno if these places are any good (just found out about them),
http://www.hackney-cyclists.org.uk/workshop.htm
http://www.towerhamletswheelers.org.uk/workshop/
but they're what, once a month? bah.
i dunno, i think i agree with those that say bringing your bike may be the cheapest option. plus, then you're ready to roll from the get go.
london is a very expensive place, and you may find that those few bits that you end up paying for could have been better spent on other things, especially if you're just getting rid of the proposed build in the end. on top of it; and i am saying this as someone from the u.s.: the exchange rate is a bitch. srsly.
p.s.
you know that swimming quarry in Breaking Away? my friend chris and I spent aaaages trying to find it! we found all kinds of quarries (active, and non-), but none that could be used as a swimming pool. we got lost in the weeds and the woods... we thought we may have found it, but there was a rusted out car sunk in it, and oil rainbows on the surface of the water. super bummer.) anyway, pray tell, is there still a swimable quarry?