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Midschoolfool:
Haro. I was going to use the fork from the Ruben but it would be a massive ball ache and I am fitting pegs so all of that would have been a waste of time, given it would have looked identical.





You can see what I had to do there to avoid flipping the stem upside down.



Pedals and DT/TT decals going next. I then need to drill and tap a barrel adjuster into the seat tube through the seat post.

And my rebuilt cable :)

bobafett:
Like the chrome forks with black painted frame  :daumenhoch:

Midschoolfool:
Yeah I didn't think I was going to like that tbh. Glad to be wrong though.

Just did the seat tube mod for the Pitbull. No more pissing around with that arm thing. Took the pedals off too, the blue didn't look good at all.



Decal is done. Old one I peeled to trace is at the bottom, new one sitting above it. Once the bars are painted this should be done this week. The wheel (front) should arrive tomorrow, and if my hands aren't hurting I will sand and paint the bars. Then it's just the pedals and front brake to come.

Midschoolfool:
The murder continues. Pedals are gone. So is that shit brake adjuster on the Pitbull that always faces the back of your seat post or tube. You will note I have drilled and tapped a barrel adjuster in there now. Which allows for a very tidy lower cable set up as I would have had mine BITD.



I also solved another annoying issue. The Y plate on the upper cable is set up so that you have the rear brake on the right side. If you don't? you get punished by having it facing toward the bars so you can't adjust anything properly  :rant:

When I realised that they could come apart I simply removed the two cables and switched them around, so it now faces the correct way.



I changed the seat too.

Midschoolfool:
Buggerbollox.





Worst case scenario I will have to ask my buddy to machine a new axle. Can't find them for sale anywhere. Gotta love our modern throw away society. And ironically they are for sale everywhere in the USA.

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