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@Rik_Van_Looy
I've just moved house and discharged my heap of ongoing projects into one corner of a new mancave.
Whilst we await planning consent on our new gaff I anticipate a lull in the DIY schedule enabling a little build-action....
I've still got the Gillott on the go (glacial pace), but there's a horde of other projects up my sleeve that I'll lump together in a single thread.
Previously, when I inhabited a 8' x 6' shed my bike policy was
1) Proper Road bike (De Rosa)
2) Utility everyday fixed (Duratec)
3) Transport of delight (or the +1 in my n+1 if you prefer).
Typicaly the ToD is vintage steel - sometimes shiny, sometimes ratty - here are some recent candidates
(all have since been sold except the Bob Rat which is a bit too nice & fits too well to ever let go of).
A substantially bigger garden/outbuildings means a revision of the n+1 policy (i.e. an expansion of the current stable...)
I'll be needing a new MTB sometime soon as I've agreed to Transalp in 2014 or 2015 so I'll have to re-learn bike handling by then....
I'm planning a spot of rough-stuff/CX sportives etc over the winter so I'll be needing a CX-ish bike too (so hot right now I'm told), and the new gaff has H10/10 on the doorstep (Drift Road) so a TT bike in time for spring would also seem sensible.
Then there's the promise to my wife and daughter that they'd get something classy too, so their builds will figure in this thread...
In my bike bags I have a selection of frames that I've saved from the tip - these will form the basis for the above projects.
I've become the bicycle equivalent of one of those cat fanciers to whom the RSPCA send strays... living ankle deep in cat piss generally overwhelmed by their inability to control their compassion.....
The basic plan is to assemble the contents of these bike bags into rolling projects and get some idea of whether they have any future in my stable, if not, like the +1's above we can let them go. This means I can empty the parts bins of accumulated crap for a fresh clean start...
Being a frugal type I shall endeavour to use everything in the bins and purchase as little as I can get away with....
Along the way I hope to hone my craft skills, share a few laughs and learn some new stuff. I shall attempt to make at least a little progress each and every day...
Ah, but will there be drillium I hear you say? Rest assured that there will be...