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Was going around in circles for months trying to get help from various people to no avail. In desperation I finally turned to my LBS which is about 300m from where I live. And low and behold they sorted out the fork threads and BB installation for me, as a favour no less!
So, got the bike finished just in time for a cycling trip to peak district tomorrow. Have spent all day teaching my sis to use derailieur gears. She is somewhat overwhelmed my the jump from a rattly 70's 3 speed. Bike turned out really good. The budget miche brakes + standard blocks are working better than any road brakes ive used. The gears were extremely quick to setup and work super crisp.
My only difficulty was wrapping bar tape as my usual technique proved incompatible with bar end shifters!