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NORTY40:
Loving this thread , top work mate  :4_17_5: :daumenhoch:

I think Mikku summed it up with the phrase ' a real labour of love '  ;) 8)

Quality build , looking forward to the next update

Picklez:
Cheers for the continued kind words guys, and sorry for lack of recent updates.

Been down in the depths of the bottom of the garden, in the shed (definitely wouldn't call it a man cave) fettling away at restoring 3 sets of pedals, one for this build, one for a legacy build (meaning I'll finally finish a build thread from about 4-5 years back  :shocked:), and the final set for the next build.

As a little distraction here's the 'before' and current 'after' images for the pedal cages for the next build, 8 hours effort so far:

Before:
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After:
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Only doing these first as I'm on a deadline to get them in to the anodisers for refinishing (in with a bunch of other stuff). My efforts probably won't be sufficient for their required finish, I just wanted to do the heavy lifting on removing all of the gouges, & see if the end stampings could be preserved. And biggest challenge, getting those b@st%rd screws out  :tickedoff:.

As for the pedals for the Changa, about 50% finished, so they'll make an appearance in the a couple of updates time.

I will be posting a legit update in the coming days. The pedalPower decal has landed, so I'll be building up the rear wheel soon and updating with images of that effort. Taken a 4 day weekend, so that I can assure at least one bike play day for myself  :daumenhoch:

But (as far as I'm concerned) the biggest news is: & there'll possibly be controversy, as there'll be a 'step 3' regards the tyres. No controversy for me, maybe just the opinions of some of us  :LolLolLolLol:. That's because a few minutes ago I went to battle on eBay, and came out victorious:

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Stoked  :smitten:

That's all for now though guys. I'll probably post a proper update Monday. Stay safe, enjoy the weather, & keep it  :radbmxsmilie:

Mikku:
Love the finish on those pedals!! So you're going to re-anodised them black?

Had to literally laugh out loud at the latest tyre news! Will be interested to see what they look like mounted. Fwiw, I liked the chunkier looking tread of the IRCs but have no idea how that would translate to riding.

Looking forward to the next update!! :popcorn:

Picklez:
Glad to deliver a chuckle, must admit I never envisaged this much of a palaver over the tyres, and I'm actually liking the IRC's, just always wanted to furnish a build of this era (would have originally been my Trix, till I let that go) with either the green-blue labelled ST's or these panaracers. So, whilst it's only been a few month hunt for this particular build, it's actually been one of those "on my radar" kind of background searches for a few years now.

And re the IRC's, (and this may be getting a bit weird  :-\). Woke last Sunday thinking "ah, paradise, nestled between two beauties..." as Looked right and saw the gorgeous Mrs Picklez and left and saw...
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And yes, she would kill me if I also posted an image of the view that was to the right hand side :LolLolLolLol:

bobafett:
Great update Pete..... 3 sets of tyres though mate.... you're worse than me  :LolLolLolLol:

Oh and.....


--- Quote from: Picklez on June 25, 2020, 11:15 PM --- I'll finally finish a build thread from about 4-5 years back

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fook all wrong with that mate trust me ::) :whistle: :-[ :LolLolLolLol:

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