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The last restoration from me. The Pink Schwinn.
Midschoolfool:
Penultimate order is in. Have a nice seat clamp I want to use (silver). Just need a BB, but want to measure the BB shell etc before I commit. Square taper can be a sod if you get it wrong.
Mikku:
I'm in for the "final" build! Great back story to it too! :daumenhoch:
Midschoolfool:
Thanks Mick. Had a pretty bummy (yet tbh the pain I have been in) expected day on Tues.
After that slam in 2018 at Southsea I carried on riding until the September. When I had a chain snap and took a pedal to my knee. At that point I knew it was over.
Since then? I have just gotten worse. My knees hurt all of the time (like I've been smacked with a hammer) and my right shoulder also. Knowing mum has Arthritis and osteoporosis has been on my mind. Which I shrugged off for the past 10 years. That said I am nearing 50 now, and it was time to accept that yeah that could very well be it. Booked a doctor's appointment and after a 20 minute exam she says "Yup, you definitely have arthritis in both knees. Not sure about the shoulder as it feels OK, but could be a nerve".
So next step is Xrays and scans etc. Even though I have refused to accept it deep down I knew. When you are in agony you kinda know. And it's only really stubbornness that pushes you on. But lately I have been swallowing pills like it is going out of fashion. I managed to get a box of very mild opioids from "a friend". No issues with taking too many etc (I am very strong willed) but I have been taking them at least twice a day just to get on with daily crap. I'm extremely house proud, and hoover every 2-3 days. My flat looks like the day I moved in three years ago.
Any way, the long and short? I would be totally dumb to even attempt to ride a 20 now. It just takes way too much on your knees. I refused to ever sit down and ride a BMX as you look like a bellend, so yeah..... The end is nigh LOL.
So, with all that in mind? yup, this 100% is the last bike I will be doing. I had a really deep think last night. Like "What else could possibly tempt me to buy something else?" and I remembered ONE other bike. The yellow T6 Torker made in 98. I have only ever seen one for sale, and he wanted 800 boys for it. Far too much tbh. Thankfully I have *never* seen another, so I know full well it will never happen. They were for trails only, and there weren't many trails back then.
Today I got a present from the Govt. So cheers Bawbag Boris. I have paid off my holiday and ordered the last of the stuff. Thankfully I saw all this coming and doubled my Eon payments three months ago. And just sucked it up. So I am certain I am over paying, so I am good.
First up I wanted a set of modern Shimano DX replacements. Not DX, but the more modern ones they have come up with.
Nice and sleek and elegant. Love em. I bought a BB.
And whilst I was at it I also found a wider Octalink BB. So maybe I can get the Speed Series all sorted (the arm hits the frame ATM, as the arms are hollow carbon and flex a bit). It was 4 pounds 99, so yeah tinker time for winter.
I also wanted four pegs. Chrome, but similar to the originals. The pegs on the bikes I posted? are the original. It came with four. This was the closest match and also the cheapest at 16 quid for two pair.
I thought about adding gold parts, but for this bike I just want as much silver/chrome/polished as I can get.
Midschoolfool:
OK so I just decided to order all of it. Sod it.
Spent all day looking at levers. Just wanted something silver and only silver. Then I remembered the lever I put on my T1. The only company who have really pushed levers on is Odyssey. Yet for some reason all of their awesome smaller more modern levers are only available as RH. I need a pair dammit ! So I remembered these, and they had both sides available. Yay !
Nice cheap cable for the front brake.
Four pads.
And a Gusset lightweight chain in chrome.
Mikku:
Sorry to hear about the diagnosis mate! Just my 2 pennies worth but f you like riding a 20" then forget what it looks like, a long seat post will make life much more comfortable for your knees. That's what I'm using for cruising around the rice fields. In any case, congrats on the government support for your build! Look forward to seeing how this one turns out. :daumenhoch:
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