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Fit Mixtape V3 build and etc.
Midschoolfool:
This one will go home with me and live with the Metal and eventually the S&M NBD and Trail Boss. Will it get ridden? never say never.
I bought a Fit Mixtape V3 in the sale for 199.
Good thing with Fits and most S&M is that they are pretty much all the same. As such I decided to do a Van Homan bike.
So full set of decals ordered for a tenner.
I then bought a fork. I don't have any modern fork sets left and I did not want to restore a single sodding part on this. I want it all new* (lmao sorta !).
Seat.
Need to get a post. Will sort that as soon as I am done typing this.
Set of Jet Generate wheels. Again, no point in buying the best just for it to sit there.
Animal bars.
SS stem. I know Stephen has fallen out with them but it was 20 quid. I may replace it in time with something better, but as I said I have very little left now in leftover spares as I had used most of them up.
I bought this 25t sprocket. Made by Chain Reaction cycles apparently. Looks the part, cost 6 pounds :LolLolLolLol:
I may use my home made Graveyard yet, IDK.
Cult crew cranks, 19mm. I knew I would probably have a BB (I was correct) and I did not want the extra expense. Again, old man, ain't gonna break anything.
I then somewhat ran close to spending all my spending cash. Not a problem, but yeah wanted to have a dig before spending any more. I was 100% that I did not have any of the above. Like, no cranks, no modern wheels and etc. Dig paid off.
Two brand new tubes for fat tyres.
A new Springer (has scratches though somehow) set of ghost pads and a ODY 1999 lever that came with a brake I bought. More than good enough, though I do have a mint polished springy too.
I sorta thought I had a headset. I remember buying a Sunday one cheap for the Trail Boss, but it wasn't integrated. Problem was it was all lost in bits. However, I managed to find it all and piece it back together.
I also found a mid 19mm bb complete. It is red, oven cleaner on the end caps.
Now what I knew I did not have were pedals. However, seems I forgot all about these.
I bought those effin years ago and converted them both to right thread (for the Root Down). Thankfully I have a tub full of L&R pedal axles, so putting them back was easy. They are brand new. Touch.
For tyres I have a set of Traction Advantage (the good, expensive, 110 PSI ones). These are at my flat and were removed from the Metal last year as they do not grip in damp or wet.
They have been cleaned, as my flat is pristine.
Right, off to buy a seat post.......
Midschoolfool:
* the tyres are obviously ridden but very gently. So they are pristine. I don't mind using them at all, they are just rubber.
I guess what I meant was I wanted, for once, to be able to just pull parts out and do a build without hours to days or weeks effing around restoring things.
That is why I bought this for 9 quid. No point paying well over double, as it is a ten minute job to sand it back a bit and put some black paint on for essentially the same thing.
I think I need a chain, not sure yet. Will see if there is anything down in my tool box before I buy that, and besides I certainly don't need it yet.
Mikku:
Another Midschoolfool build!?! :shocked:
I'm in!! :daumenhoch:
Midschoolfool:
Well I had a think about it and to be frank last summer was like, total shit. The weather, like. It was sporadic at best, and at no point was I sitting there with the sun in my eyes thinking "Man I wanna ride so bad !".
Hilariously the best week was at the end of September, which was when I went on holiday. I would say typical, but it usually isn't :LolLolLolLol:
But yeah, lots of work been going on behind the scenes at both my flat and here at mum's so that I can store bikes. This helped a lot too.
Out of sight... Until spring like.
As you can see though, there is a curtain rail and the last piece of my old double bed there. Shoulder is so bad now I can't make a double bed, so I got a single etc. Meaning space, and tons of it. The new school bikes will go in the bedroom.
Midschoolfool:
I knew I had forgotten something ! turns out it was the chain. Quite important those :LolLolLolLol:
Funny thing is it is stamped YBN. Wasn't expensive. In fact, that and this.
Cost me a score. Think I am deffo going to go with the polished Springfield.
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