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Yeah mate, been a bit busy so have yet to find time to sort it out.

After 10 months, its alive!! After a few drinks last weekend went and pulled the trigger on a pair of taiwanese wheels meant for disc brakes.

So now its built up but, not without some issues. The 44t chainring i got for it refused to cooperate with the 8 speed cassette and chain. It got swapped out for a triple that i got for my pub/work bike, not it fits but refuse to stay on the chainring when i shift. Any pointers guys? Will it work if i get an 6/7/8 speed chainring and sort out the chain line? Or will the ramps on the chainring fuck me up?

A much better plan! will be looking forward to thw next round of updates

Looks like you two are having fun! I'm in Malaysia, was wondering where you're at. saw a fully loaded tandem, a few months ago and thought of this thread.

Are you gonna take the east coast or west coast on your journey south into Malaysia? There's better beaches in east and more civilization in the west.

Not that I'm in the market for one, but some size information would help the sale.

Two sets?! That's some nice development, my money is on whichever cassette that will get this out on the road sooner.

Loving the thread so far, I'm in a similar boat too, starting the first ever build. Going the 1x route as well, I suggest that if it has enough tooth capacity keep it. I live in a hilly area and will build up my bike with an 11-32t, 8 speed sprocket paired with a 44t chainring, which would give me a slightly higher gear range to the current beater.

It's in my size but I'm broke and on the other side of the world. GLWS

You've piqued my curiosity, make sure to share a picture of it when you do.

Thanks for the enlightenment, looks wicked though as someone who cycles almoat exclusively on asphalt, it best admired on other people's ride.

Wish i knew this sooner,so I could named my bike Snotty McBikeface instead. :D

Get them jagwires! Btw, what stem are those, is they one of the adjustable angle stems? and could i trouble you for some close up pics.

Thanks! Tbh, the paint turned out a bit louder than expected but i love the result. Now, I'm hoping that i won't lose too much glitter with the wet sanding.

Yup, it has suspension alright, via the spring and bushing that connects above the headtube. I've never ridden a bike with such fork before so the ride quality will be a mystery. Though, the fork will probably be preloaded a fair bit since the bike will be used on the road.

vintage? looks brand new to me! will it have hot pink cables to match?

Damn, that's a stunner you got there.

Finally got around to painting the bike. Got the glitter in between the top coat and the lacquer, hopefully I wont lose too much of it when sanding. Will let it cure for a bit before wet sanding.

All in all, this turned out rather decent even with the paintbrush failure.

Thanks for the interest guys, the color coat is scheduled for saturday at the moment. Most probably will put up the next round of pictures then. Will try to slap on craft glitter on wet coat of paint for a poor's man sparkle paint job, is there any potential issues I need to be aware of?

Currently, the frame is awaiting wet sanding. Here's some pictures of the build so far, the mock up of the bike and the test paintjob.

Bought this crappy 90's made in Taiwan Peugeot city bike/mtb early last year ,with the intention of using it while I restore/fix my main whip. I got it despite knowing that it had a seized quill stem, figured it will take some time but thought to myself how hard could it be? Two months later, I too a hacksaw to it purely out of frustration, drawing out the fork out of the headtube, found out that the steerer tube is equally fucked up.

With severe budget constrains and not having any sensible options locally for a 1 inch fork the build has been put on the back burner for most of the year. In November, I decided to pull the trigger and get a 26" springer fork from China. It arrived a month later and since then I have managed to collect all the parts required for the build, there's a few missing pieces waiting to be collected/purchased.

The idea is to build a ridiculous looking go anywhere commuter with a flipped north road/ cruiser bars, mismatched levers/brakes, (integrated v-brakes + shifter for the rear and cantis for the front) 1x8 drivetrain (44 + 11/32) and a paintjob to match, a rattlecan aquafade with chrome splatter.

Here are some of the before pictures of the frame and fork

That's great, now hope it catches on.

Thank, so its an o6er eh? Never knew there was such a thing.

Cobble this together from donated spares. It works but need to get the brakes sorted out.

They look great, would love to have them but sadly I'm at the other side of the world.