After a very busy 8 months the last few weeks have been quite fettle heavy, some of this has been over the last few months but mostly recent.
I have rationalised the fleet to
1) Brompton which has received a front dynamo hub plus lighting. I bought the front wheel cheap off
ebay and got the lights from various EU suppliers. Very happy with it. Also swapped the brake blocks, new chain and sprockets as the chain was well past the wear level on a checker.
2) Dawes Super Galaxy is on dad bike duties, SQR fitting removed and it now had the fitting for the tagalong. Had some great rides with the little man.
3) Boardman CX bike has been the main commuter for the last 8 months. It got Marathon GT 365 I got for cheap and they make for a decent but slightly noisy tyre. It's also recently had new rotator and pads. Most recent job was to fit some Surly Truck Stop Handlebars I got cheap on ebay, I wanted the extra width but the rise also allows me to sit up better in traffic but still get head down in the clear. I also removed the cx leavers.
4) Finally this weekend I did some work on the new bargain ebike. I replaced the straight bars for some swept back ergotec ones. I had to order from France to get the higher spec ones. I also put some second hand lightly used Marathon E Bike specific tyres on it. Initial testing good. Obviously fitted an SQR bracket and now just need a decent saddle and a foot way to carry the necessary ulock.
), chainrings, cranks and pedals and with the Enik "Kiesrad" Makalu, the Langschenkelrenner, the Eckylibrium and the fund.
