It started with a kiss

Splatter Paint

Retrobike Rider
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It started with a kiss
In the back row of the classroom
How could I resist
The aroma of your perfume
You and I were inseparable
It was love at first sight

That’s what Hot Chocolate said in 1982.

Except for me, it was a set of wheels! I got a pair of XT hubbed wheels from the tip for a tenner. It turned out the bearings were FUBAR. 🤦‍♂️ So instead of doing the sensible thing and chucking them in the metal skip, I thought to myself what do you do with quality, but worn out parts?

Build a winter hack bike for pennies to save my nice bikes from being wrecked by Surrey slurry, that’s what!
 
This how far I’ve got. Aside from the frame which was a tenner, all the bits are from my spares box or leftovers from previous tip finds. The tyres which are new came free from a neighbour, complete with another set of wheels with only slightly less shot bearings. The rims are excellent, which makes me think they’ve been in more than one set of wheels.
 

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