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@ObiWomKenobi
It's not really a project, but just finished converting this to this:
Reason being, it got called a "nice road bike" and I just can't live with my beater being "nice".
I hardly use the gears in London, I think the one time I did was a 80km ride up to Herts, but obzly use the Aeron for those sorts of rides now.
It's big (64 c-t) and heavy but rides surprisingly well and I won't feel the slightest bit nervous about locking it anywhere.
Tips for making your bike equally ugly and hopefully London-proof: Keep the crappy old double chainset. Don't clean it. Cover it in green electrical tape and Tokyo Fixed stickers (no offence) including the border bits and pieces, slap on orange BMX pedals and hi-viz straps. White tyre, tape down the useless lever. Needs only one lock, if that.
Thanks to JontyBottomley for the wheel and Wicksie for the free tyre :)
Oh and 1000archangels for the bell. :)