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First of 2021, but as usual there is a twist in the logic
Midschoolfool:
Bollocks. I knew there would be something small and annoying that I didn't have. Turns out it's a cable hanger :(
Got a Lizzy for ?2.95 inch on fleabay.
Midschoolfool:
OK stuff arrived. Done for today, will get back to it tomorrow. Haro fork.
Didn't look like Haro. Then I noticed this.
Frame was everything it promised to be.
Even has a decent headset (it's a sealed Aheadset with a tall top cap for gyro use). Talking of gyros. Bottom plate was miles from fitting, so I had to "alter" it some (IE chop the fooker). Fits now, but needed paint so left it up there to dry.
Found a black gyro, rather than the chrome one in the kit.
"Seat clamp" fitted. Needed a little persuasion with a sanding drum.
And a group shot.
Midschoolfool:
Ah. Frame up builds. Causing headaches since day one !
So the first problem was that the gyro frame cup thing did not fit. I put this down to it being cheap rubbish (the entire thing was ?2 on clearance) and the frame being thick. So I had to modify it. And by modify I mean chop it to within an inch of its life. Which then meant I had to repaint it.
Not too much of an issue. Then I went to start putting the front end on and realised the headset was missing parts. Mostly the soft alu "crush" thing with the split in. He had given me two crown races, so when you did up the top cap it just literally ceased in place. I cut up one so it would be pliable, and this kinda worked. Headset is a wee bit stiff but I won't be riding this so it doesn't matter a whole bunch. I've had this happen when cobbling headsets together. So a word of caution, when you take it off tie it all together so you don't get confused and end up mixing parts. I'm not buying another one, as very few actually work with gyros. The one that does is expensive (FSA Pig) and costs about ?40.
So what I did get done was this.
Before I go any further I really need to put the STA away. Anyhoo, given the fork is Haro I figured "Hey, get some Haro stickers !". Then I remembered they usually cost about ?40. However, seems my luck was in because I found these on the bay.
And they cost me this much. Like I said, cheap build. I'm less than a tenner in two sheets of stickers.
Midschoolfool:
Old school cup set went in real easy, makes a change.
Tried up the wheel. Need to make some rim strips out of 700c tubes that were too thin for my tyres. Can't find the bloody glue, mind.
Midschoolfool:
Note. If you make your own rim strips from old 700c tubes get a good plan on making the holes for the valve stems. That took forever and my hands are friggin mashed.
And now we wait for parts.
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