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Well, I've finally managed to convert Char's Raleigh Performance 20 into a lovely little offroad ride, coming in at 8.6kg (19lb).
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Turning this...
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into this...
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Changes include:
[i]Big fat tyres (I've even gone tubeless on the front),Trigger shifters, Moto grips, Saddle, Pedals, Brake Levers, Cable Housings, Handlebars, Chain Device, Bottom Bracket, Cycle Computer and Lights.[/i]
Char loves it and I love it. Just got to work out is there are any other twweeks I can do?
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Nice job, not sure about the pink cables but if she like it!
<nerd joke> Does your daughter never grow any bigger?
I'm not sure you have given this enough thought.
I think I've been sussed. Okay, the bike is really for me, to satisfy my small bike fetish. (The pink cables didn't fool anyone.)
Nice work, I planned on the same kind of thing on my sons Frog bike. Not happy with the screw on 7 speed cassette which almost led to a wheel rebuild with a spare Pro 2 (far too much time on my hands!)
Blimey, I think I changed the brake levers on my lads bike...but that's a whole level of upgradiest!
Dropper seatpost! 😉
I've thought about the wheel rebuild, but I'm struggling to get some lightweight 20" 32h rims.
As for the dropper post, does anyone do one with with a 5mm drop? 😀
Light 20" 32h rims.. Alienation deviant. Mine came from China but these were the lightest I could find.
Cheers, I'll check those rims out. Quite fancy building my own wheels.