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[Night Train]

I've just bought another bike.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....780&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&autorefresh=true

No idea what it is going to be like but it's cheap and it folds.

 

[Paulus]

If you need a folder, £13.50 isn't bad at all. The saddle looks a bit iffy though. Well done.

 

[Night Train]

I have a spare saddle and a pile of bits but it will hopefully be usable for leaving in the back of the car for when I park and ride.

 

[TheDoctor]

Nice one. Always worth having a folder

 

[Arch]

I have a spare saddle and a pile of bits but it will hopefully be usable for leaving in the back of the car for when I park and ride.

Very cute. Probably almost cool!

Now, don't go turning it into something else!

 

[TheDoctor]

It's make a great front-wheel drive 'bent...

What??????

 

[Arch]

It's make a great front-wheel drive 'bent...

What??????

Oooh! Slap!

 

[coffeejo]

 

[Speicher]

It's make a great front-wheel drive 'bent...

What??????

On that same site is a bike bus, for nine people, with six wheels!

 

[tyred]

Lovely.

 

[Night Train]

I've got it home.

The little plastic bottle dynamo doesn't click over to touch the tyre.

It has a Shimano hub gear.

With a twist grip shifter.

Both wheels need truing and some of the spokes are very loose. The chome work is covered in rust spotting and it needs a good clean up and a bit of lub on the moving parts.

I have changed the saddle for one off an old MTB and the pedals are off for changing for folding ones.
It folds ok bit the QR levers are a bit fiddly to work. I will need to look for replacement tyres and maybe tubes as they have different valves and the rear one is twisted inside the tyre. The tyres are also badly cracked on the sidewalls. The brakes work ok despite the rusty rims but I'm not sure I would trust them loaded and at speed.

It'll do for now.

 

[accountantpete]

The bell would probably get you your money back on eBay!

 

[Noodley]

You could always grow plants up it...

 

[Night Train]

You could always grow plants up it...

I always use bamboo for my plants!

 

[Arch]

Oh, it's sweet, and I love the twist shifter indicator.