mwg

well she is now almost done
i have some new pads to try out for her, and if they are ok i will buy a second set and she will be on then listed on the bay asap.
the autosol did the job. so did the rust remover. needed a fair bit of elbow grease but she has come up really nicely.
i will do a shoot with her in he full glory this weekend and then she will leave the nest.
shame. she is quiet an amazing bike and it will be sad to see her depart.

3TTT stem
will be shipping shortly. its a 22mm so it will fit the pug. happy about that. also shipping is the new headset. peugeots are now here to stay

i need to attend one i am thinking. i would love to learn about wheel building and other bits and bobs. i am going to give CBD another chance.
Bike Maintenance Workshops that charge a fee
City Bike Depot (CBD) runs monthly “Mechanic Courses”. The first Saturday of each month is for Basic lessons ($30 per person), the second Saturday each month is a more in depth lesson ($60 per person), and they also offer one-on-one personalised courses for a maximum of 2 people per session ($120 per person).

parktools have what looks to be a good resource. just need the time to go through it all

mercier
unfortunately for me i was really interested in this little baby, but due to geographical restrictions i was unable to attempt the purchase, fortunately for david [winona] i passed it on to him and he decided to pick it up. for only $112- it is almost as good as that old speedwell from orange that got away for $145. oh well…

peugeot update.
still confused. i am really interested in setting up a grandpa touring bike. the peugeot is the candidate but i am still confused.

that black bike
i am going to contact - or attemp to - the owner of the tree lined black bike. i will see how things go…

a risk has been taken, and the results will soon be known. I did the mitchell street auctions this morning leaving really early to ride down and check out the bikes. there were some good bargains, the aluminum frame i wanted i didn’t get., nor the carbon but he girls/ ladies raleigh was going to be the best money spinner i was hoping. i will need to do some clean up work for it to be the show stopper it can be, and a good shoot will help the selling of it. for $50 i guess i should be able to recoup the costs… lets hope. some are going for around $300 now-a-days. its all in the ebay advertisement

one of the guys on the ozpushies group asked a question about whether or not this frame was a jim bundy, i am thinking not, but what would i know. it is very loose at the back, and the oil port in the BB does show the frames age. it looks as though it was a touring or ride bike that has had the dropouts replaced, very similar two what i was wanting to do to the tarini. track or not the re-paint is just spectacular. i love the colour and the white lug highlights. i have asked the guy who did the paint job and @ what cost was it.

after the issues with the flat tire on hugo and tarini at the skate park i have considered single speed MTB’s as alternative to the station. Justin Fox found this under his house which i would so love to get hold of and turn into a street runner to the station

angry ape
through underground cycles i have found a guy who is doing custom frames for MTB 29ers and such, bloody nice work as well. they look like they are of ultra high quality [i am sure they are] and look great.
still in love with this though.