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    Giles Builds a Bike…...(and about time too......).....

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    • Finn666F
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      any updates G-San?

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      • GilesG
        Giles
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        I have a load of bits piling up…..

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • tatmantallT
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          bummer… thought this as going to be motorcycle related.

          "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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          • Finn666F
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            should still be interesting to watch 😉

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            • S
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              @tatmantall:

              bummer… thought this as going to be motorcycle related.

              As a cyclist, I'm pretty glad it's not motorcycle related 🙂

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              • veloaudioV
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                @Snowy:

                @tatmantall:

                bummer… thought this as going to be motorcycle related.

                As a cyclist, I'm pretty glad it's not motorcycle related 🙂

                I'm with Snowy.

                Can't wait to see the finished product G.

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                • michaeljcrM
                  michaeljcr
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                  Only just seen this thread! I've got a Mercian frame I bought off eBay two years ago sitting under my desk! I was going to get parts from Velo Orange to do it up, but never got around to it. Perhaps I'll give it another go.

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                  • xchenX
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                    Will be watching this thread!

                    I'd like to convert an old road bike to a single speed this spring.

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                    • GilesG
                      Giles
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                      I'm glad to say this is moving forward, I have got a friend involved (I just have no time…), he will build it in return for a pair of jeans.

                      These are some of the components we are thinking......

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • JiiJ
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                        Nice parts spec! Is the MTB rear derailleur coming because of a wide range cassette?

                        AIAN HA-TO!

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                        • GilesG
                          Giles
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                          Yes, the bike is a very lazy geometry long range tourer.

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          • harley daveH
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                            ill clean it for you for a pair of jeans  😉

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                            • GilesG
                              Giles
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                              Good try…

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              • GilesG
                                Giles
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                                Time to kick this project back into life.

                                Quotes for wheels to be built inbound…..

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                • GilesG
                                  Giles
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                                  Wheels ordered.

                                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  • hajdukH
                                    hajduk
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                                    And no need license for this one! Amazing….

                                    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                    "Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have" James Baldwin.

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                                    • AetasA
                                      Aetas
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                                      @hajduk:

                                      And no need license …..

                                      Next project can be an ebike @Giles  😉

                                      "In Great Britain, if you’re 14 or over you don’t need a licence to ride electric bikes that meet certain requirements, and they don’t need to be registered, taxed or insured.
                                      Electric bikes meeting the requirements are called ‘electrically assisted pedal cycles’ (EAPCs). They can be 2-wheeled bicycles, tandems or tricycles.

                                      The requirements are:

                                      -the bike must have pedals that can be used to propel it
                                      -the electric motor shouldn’t be able to propel the bike when it’s travelling more than 15mph
                                      -the bike (including its battery but not the rider) must not be heavier than 40 kilograms (kg) if it’s a bicycle, or 60kg if it’s a tandem or tricycle
                                      -the motor shouldn’t have a maximum power output of more than 200 watts if it’s a bicycle and 250 watts if it’s a tandem or tricycle
                                      -the bike must have a plate showing the manufacturer, the nominal voltage of the battery, and the motor’s power output. "

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                                      • hajdukH
                                        hajduk
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                                        By the way, i own an ebike. BH Ebikes. Fantastic here in Oslo. All the year. Winter like summer! Middle of winter with snow, ice…and special winter wheels, it works amazingly well!

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                                        "Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have" James Baldwin.

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                                        • GilesG
                                          Giles
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                                          latest…....

                                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                          • GilesG
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                                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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