Mongoose Maurice fixed: the democratic build thread

I know a lot of people don't like the Maurice, but I need something solid to commute on while I build a 'proper' bike, and this has been doing me proud for the last couple of years.

That said, there's no excuse for it looking as it does now, so I'd like to hear people's suggestions for improvement; bear in mind the bike is used every day, but beyond that you can suggest anything you want. Rat build? Slave wannabee? I'll be putting the best suggestions into practice.

I'll start the list off myself:

1. Change that massive brick of a stem and sort the stem spacers out
   
2. Find a saddle that actually matches the colour scheme
   
3. Ditch that rear rim for something that doesn't make me vomit, fuckwit
   
   

On you go.

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