New tyres arrived today so I've popped them on. I've also fitted the new rear brake hose (at the lever end at least) and tidied up the cables. I'm missing one piston for the front brake rebuild as
Wiggle let me down - they were showing in stock but they're only a few quid each and they have a £20 limit for next day delivery with their Wiggle+ subscription, so I chucked some other stuff in my basket to make it up and hit buy... The other stuff arrived but no pistons, they're now showing as on backorder
Very naughty of them so I've contacted them to vent... Anyway, I have a spare RX4 post mount caliper in the garage so I'll borrow a piston later and get it finished
Until then, here's what it looks like now...
Don't look at the driveside chainstay - I dropped the seatpost on it and took a bit chunk out of the paint
I'm now going to look at chainstay protectors to cover it up, after all that effort filling and sanding
Next time I'll bake the frame before I build it up to help the laquer harden quicker, I did this on my Brompton build and it made a big difference. Nevermind...
I'll wrap the bars with the Jo Burt bar tape once the brakes are bled and will have a Mint Sauce stem cap to fit soon 😊