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550 F2 started!
Laverdaroo:
No wheels Ted sadly. I’m resigned to buying a set for central wheel remortgages in Birmingham. £200 an end!
With the fork debacle that’s an extra 450 quid I’ve had to find and the spokes are a hundred a set so £600 ish all in, plus a new brake arm once found.
Bloody expensive this isn’t it
Docs on Wednesday to see the specialist, going for a double whammy of new teeth and my shoulder muscle sewn back on before March.
Fingers crossed!
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Oddjob:
Pointed out a cheap brake arm.
Sell the newly chromed one and it should easily pay for the replacement.
You still haven't described why the rims won't fit Grasshopper.
Laverdaroo:
They’re the wrong size Ken!!
The fact that they’re too thin also has lead me to price up some shiny new ones. I don’t want of rims on it as nice as they are. They’re not the right size for the bike so I’m not using them. I’d rather struggle getting it set up on the right rims and geometry etc than piss about making allowance for this as a result of that and so on.
This is what I e found (under suggestion by you on widths)…….
They’re not over cheap in the grand scheme of things but a necessity for this build. It’d be like buying a Rolls Royce and fitting escort rims to it. Nope, sod the cash, you never know I might fall back in love with it again. Even after it’s kicked my arse so much this last 8 weeks………bloody thing she is
….insert ……(Wagging of fist emoji)
I’ve always ordered spare parts in advance of the next job and it was the same in this instance, however if you fail to check the rim size and width before you start it can really stuff you up!
Anyway, going to press fire on the parts cannon and get them as they’re absolutely spot on in terms of looks. I’m going to have a good clear out of bits over crimbo and get a list organised, that will pay for the extra dosh for the spokes……….how much, blimey!
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