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Had a better day today. Started working on a 700x48c gravel frame today.. Client is great and it will be a quick and lovely build.

Thanks guys.

After two very depressing days I was cheered up immensely just now when the UPS guy brought my new Wit Slingers framebags and custom flag. Thanks Tijmen - I know Hayley would have been a great fan.
Hayley and Tijmen where the first of my customers to have smileys on their bikes.

The smiley is a weird one. It's sort of anti-aesthetic / anti-architect and just silly really. But they are a reminder that cycling is supposed to be fun and Hayley was very good at reminding me this. She has helped me be a truer version of myself. More fun.

I will miss our WhatsApp chats, her lengthy posts on here and her constant support of my work.
Rereading her last text from Sunday show this. I was not expecting her passing. I wish we had the chance to hang out a bit more. Preferably on an ride to Epping or something.

Thanks Lfgss for all the great people you bring together!

Thanks for sharing. It is incredibly unfair.
I am happy I met and got to work with Hayley. A deeply charming person in a shit world. Let us know if there's anything we can do to help her sister and family.

I am goin to start renting auditoriums and do fake seminars and post them to my youtube channel!

Be nice

Haha I see

The fake bokeh or the fact that its aero but ancient times?

Needs some more work but almost there

How much? Could be something I'd like to try.

Edit: Actually scratch that. It's gonna be stupid expensive with import and everything and you should sell locally

Thanks! I'll share some proper photos soon. Currently waiting for materials to arrive for the matching forks and waiting for tubes and stuff for the Boba Fett bike as well.

And while I am waiting I decided to give the powder coating oven an overhaul. Turns out wood is not such a great material for ovens. Especially if you use scrap metal of different kinds that move when the oven is hot.
Wires also got a bit hot so v2 will offer better shielding for the wires. We learn a lot by embarking on this sort of nonsense mind!

Excellent idea, although I might let the client do their own dings and dents.
Also I am legally forced to say that they are not a Star Wars nerd and that the reference is not theirs either :)

Another good thing. Just able to squeeze this one in before Xmas

Speaking of things that makes me happy

Thanks for the support. Can't wait to see them mounted on your bike

WIP

I mean by all means if its on its way out already swap it for a new one. But to meet that looks like surface rust Which should be fine with some tlc

That's not toast. Degrease, dry and oil and your are back!

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Yes! Thank you thank you

They did not ask for any. They are already well stocked in other regular cages i think. But I think you should tell them to get some :) happy to ship this week

I am glad you are getting out the door. Extra fat is good for when the apocalypse hits.

Yeah, I should just use Paragon DR2102 really

https://www.paragonmachineworks.com/dr2102-steel-sram-full-mount-udh-flat-mount-dropout-160-180-rotor-no-eyelets.html

I just would like to be in control of things aesthically. But its not a smart way to run a business.

Great stuff! Thanks for sharing

This is the UDH version which is probably a lot more sensible and future proof and a lot less work. Only problem with this is that it makes the whole rear triangle a lot wider and with size UK13/EU48 like I have there can be a bit of heel strike. But that can probably be fixed with chainstays geometry