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And it's finally finished! Really stoked on this. I didn't get as many in progress photos as I would have liked as I was really just trying to get it done as soon as possible! These were taken before the chain tension was sorted out, we thought it would be okay being hella slack but the chain fell off on the test rides, which is bad enough on a normal bike, let alone this one. We sorted it by swapping the 24t sprocket on the back for a 21t and taking a link out of the chain. Now it's tight (probably a little too tight) but that's certainly better than too loose!
Here's the picture!
And here's me with the bike. (for reference I'm about 6ft 2in.) picture of a Polaroid. I am become cliché.
Was scared riding it in traffic at first, but rode dalston to Camden totally fine!
Thanks to everyone at London bike kitchen who helped make this happen, especially Peter for teaching me to weld and helping me a fuck load.
If you spot me on this feel free to stop me and ask to have a go. Hoping to take it on a social forum ride soon!