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Well, the commute/hacker/winter bike is now complete. Purchased a steel framed Peugeot from eBay for
£35, stripped it down to the bare frame, installed new bearings in bottom bracket and headset and
rebuilt with all new cables and grease in all the right places. Retrued the wheels and fitted new
tyres and tubes. Test rode the bike last week and made some minor adjustments to the gearing, it now
rides like a new bike, 'almost' comparable to one that cost me a four figure sum. I've fitted a rack
and bag, and just need a set of low clearance mudguards to complete the set up.
Today I took in four shirts, four sets of underwear, 2 pairs of trousers, a pair of shoes, along
with a towel and necessary toiletries.
Tomorrow will be my first commute, and I intend carrying it through for the rest of the week. I've
worked out a route that keeps me off the main drag (A13 for those that know it), and a return
journey will se my clocking up 48 miles. So I'll have just under 200 miles to my name by Friday,
that should mean I won't have to go out in the evenings for any training rides this week!
I'll be setting off in the dark, and returning in the dark, but what the hell, I'm on my bike!
Light, and warm nights will be something to look forward though.
I'll let you know how I get on at the end of the week.
Be lucky everyone.
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£35, stripped it down to the bare frame, installed new bearings in bottom bracket and headset and
rebuilt with all new cables and grease in all the right places. Retrued the wheels and fitted new
tyres and tubes. Test rode the bike last week and made some minor adjustments to the gearing, it now
rides like a new bike, 'almost' comparable to one that cost me a four figure sum. I've fitted a rack
and bag, and just need a set of low clearance mudguards to complete the set up.
Today I took in four shirts, four sets of underwear, 2 pairs of trousers, a pair of shoes, along
with a towel and necessary toiletries.
Tomorrow will be my first commute, and I intend carrying it through for the rest of the week. I've
worked out a route that keeps me off the main drag (A13 for those that know it), and a return
journey will se my clocking up 48 miles. So I'll have just under 200 miles to my name by Friday,
that should mean I won't have to go out in the evenings for any training rides this week!
I'll be setting off in the dark, and returning in the dark, but what the hell, I'm on my bike!
Light, and warm nights will be something to look forward though.
I'll let you know how I get on at the end of the week.
Be lucky everyone.
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Mark (MSA) This post is packaged by intellectual weight, not volume. Some settling of contents may
have occurred during transmission