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thx, map on the wall is from slow ways - showing all the interconnected and navigable paths and bridleways, RUPPS etc in the UK - I have been sponsoring them since their inception - its a great cause : free signup and trial here https://upvir.al/ref/688fc4544a360M + crowdfunding...

Cyclone Powder Coating are in Cheadle Cheshire ( near Stockport) Tom is the bike frame maestro and likes doing anything unusual that isn't car wheels and garden gates/patio furniture :-) (everyone that works there is super nice incidentally and very helpful with advice on what works and what...

thx, wheelset is from bankrupt bikeparts, not sure of the provenance - they appear to be NOS handbuilt with eclectic spoke lacing forced by the rim drilling (I doubt that pattern is from a high volume factory) - I chose for the O.L.D. rear hub spacing and deep profile black rims - they aren't...

my first ever shop of my own

bumping this for awareness August dates rapidly approaching

sounds like your trip was a lot of fun and an adventure at times too - this is what it is all about and it may have been less challenging had you taken a boring but reliable bike. Reading your travelogue made me smile as I can remember taking a heavily laden 1980s MTB on a touring...

build thread now up, sorry that took a while https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/orbit-cx-build-thread.496989/

decals on, sometimes things just look better when they have their name and identity: more updates later - still in the process of gathering parts - this could be either period build or 1x restomod - as yet undecided and need to see what it looks like with each first ....tbc

fast forward to this week... frame back from Cyclone with their usual first class finish and attention to nooks and crannies... this may be a marmite moment for some purists - but everyone that passes by my workshop loves candy purple and candy red so candy red it was... a few...

Decided to let Cyclone work their magic on the frame and it was sent in for a full dip, shot blast and coating, meanwhile sourced some new rims and ordered replacement decals

a few hours spent scrubbing up the Mafacs...

Some folks may remember this coming up for sale recently - I collected from a very nice chap called Paul in Southam - thanks Paul... quick strip down in the workshop: Definitely seen some action, I initially rubbed down with paint restorer to see what this frame looks like with...

E stay + shaft drive = very handy for those living in flat lands that are permanently under several inches of water and who prefer to wear impractical shoes while riding to work. A tad niche perhaps, but who are we to judge?

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/716538170511709 looks like good condition and well specced - (not sure about the bell suspended on the shift cable)