The Single Speed Shopper of Death™ and other shopping bike tales

I have a spare set of Tektro long reach, hopefully these might work. I may just try with one wheel first. Pimp that shopper!

Are they Tektro R556? They're fine at the front, but juuuuuuust too short at the rear. I'm pimping a Twenty for my missus, and I've had to fabricate a drop for the rear:

I'm upgrading pretty much everything on the bike apart from the BB, cranks, chain ring and hubs since they're all in pretty good nick. The rest of the bike was a bit shabby, so I'm going to town on it. This is it originally:

Now:

I've had the frame powdercoated and I've fitted new brakes, levers, stem, bars, seat post, Brooks saddle, pedals, cables, shifter and other stuff. Just waiting on the wheels being built with alu rims and it'll be done. I've probably gone a bit overboard on it, but I had fun and it looks like new.

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