• Okay, i swapped the bars on the Scott with the chrome ones off my single speed, which seems to work well. Ditched the old pedals, going to look for a new front chainring as the old 44T one has chipped teeth, then hopefully find a decent rear cog and spacers.

    Meanwhile, the single speed commuting bike is going to get new, non-cheesey, brakes tomorrow.

    Doh, got some nice 1990's vintage Shimano SLR brakes for the commuter, and they don't fit right, even with repeated adjustment and swapping of parts. The front one needs a longer bolt to go through the fork, and the rear one rubs the brake pad on the tire, even with the pads at their lowest setting. I'll hang on to 'em though as i might find a way to use them on the commuter or my next project.

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