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@girodibeniamino
Please excuse the poor thread title: my imagination was running a bit low.
A few months ago my beloved 1950s Legnano 'beater' died due to the fact that there was no more thread in the bottom bracket. The bike served me well, taking me backwards and forwards to work, carrying the shopping (I don't have a car), and the odd game of bike polo.
For the past two months i have been riding cheap Bianchi mountain bike, that was kindly donated to me by a colleague. Unfortunately it does not really cut it as a day to day bike, as it does not have mudguards, a dynamo light, a chainguard, or a basket. I could of course put them on, but then there would be a few aesthetic issues.
So I began hunting for something a little more suitable. The criteria were as follows.
It must have a: Basket, chainguard, and mudguards.
It must be the sort of bike you could leave chained up outside the train station for the day, and nobody would nick a thing.
It must have a (seemingly, at least) sturdy bottom bracket.
It must not cost more than 60 euros (if it is really nice)
After some hunting, I picked this up for 40 euros.
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However there was just one small problem.........
It had been in a bit of an accident and the frame was a bit bent.
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