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@JonoMarshall
What makes my bike my own is the fact that it puts up with me..!
Countless dents from past polo games.
The various stickers from tournaments/other teams that have given it "tatty sheik" status.
Bodged front v-brake fix to enable the spring tensioner to engage.
Big dent in the seat tube from a crash with El Club at the Euros last year.
Rear of the bike needs cold-setting back by 8mm after above crash.
Replacement fork after a crash in Konstanz broke the original (it now rides a little temperamentally).
Off centre cranks/BB from polo wear and tear.
Naff new squeaky v-brake after the old one broke at the Invitational.
Rounded out seatpost collar and almost rounded out rear hub.
Torn and bent-rail saddle.
Rubbish new front wheel with crap cone tension (el cheapo replacement after Goldenwheel destroyed the previous one).
Rear rim needs bending back every so often as the rim walls are trying to fail (they're very thin from brake wear now).
Rear twisted spoke replacements as the only spokes I had lying around were too long.
It's been a blast and deserves to be treated better.