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Another project. This time it's a lambo !
Midschoolfool:
All of the PPF and custom made decals are done. Am going home on Monday, will fit the rest of the decals then and start the build next week.
Midschoolfool:
Ahhh bike building. It can be your best friend, or your worst fookin enemy.
I got home yesterday and it was my best friend. Like really, I have never had a bike go together like this before it was literally butter.
Use tool to remove damaged post part.
Confidence +1, cut fork and assemble front end.
A short time later...
I was going to stop but like I said it was going so well.
I went to bed buzzing, and excited to start again today. And that is where it all screeched to a halt. The first job was "smash euro ends from BB". Yeah, not happening. At all. So, I set up all of the brakes and ran all of the cables.
I then took a break, and resumed trying again to smash the shell off. This was becoming dangerous now, as the red mist was settling in. That is when tools, and then usually me, get broken. Before I smashed my hand with the hammer I had an epiphany.
See, this bike has cost me so little and taken up my time that money was starting to pile up. As such I made the executive decision not to be a cheap c**t and just like, buy a setup.
Those are NOS. They are from 2005. Their list price was over 450 pounds. I found them for 199, stuck in an offer of 160 and it was accepted. I then bought this, which with postage rounds off the entire lot to 199.
Like I said there comes a point where I really don't want a broken hand and or fingers AND a bike that doesn't work. I usually treat my bikes to one or two killer parts but thus far none of it has cost any money. OK so the bars were expensive, but you get what you pay for I suppose.
Midschoolfool:
BB got.
And fitted.
brettypeeps:
That is looking Awesome explosion explosion
Midschoolfool:
Thanks dude.
Cranks will be here within the hour. Will be relieved when I have them in my mitts.
I need to buy a new chainring though. Neither 50 or 39 are good really. I want a 42 or 44t.
They’re pricey though being 135bcd so it will depend on the price.
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