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@mancub
Hello Comrades!
Been reading up on here for a while. Now that I am assembling (and noobily attempting to fix) the parts that will eventually become my first ever steed, mount, prancer, stallion, my champion companion of the streets, my war horse...... ahem... I thought I should sign up and join propah loike.
I've acquired an old Alan Shorter track bike/road path/grass track/fixed time trial/I have no F**KING idea what it is and what its made of (can anyone help me here?), that needs work, so trial and error time atm.
I have no pedals, the bars and stem are FUGLY, the brooks is ripped so I've araldite'd it and fed it lots of Proofide, I need a front brakeset cos I'm scared about braking myself, and the airlite track hubs are on ooooold Fiamme tubs + the gear ratio or whatever its called came as 52/17 which from what I can work out will also break me. All this plus add-ons like locks lights and clothing is costing a relative bomb so it looks like I'll be doing some winter roadside tub gluing for the immediate future.... LOVE IT!
..... blahhh blaahh hiiiii nice to meeet you all I have many many questionsssss.