Breaking and Making Light Mounts — by Smut Pedaller on

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The Problem So on my commuting bike I've been running my old faithful Busch + Muller Lyt headlamp for nearly six years now, originall...

Till death do us part... — by Smut Pedaller on

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I was on my way home as usual one evening and just as I was accelerating away from an intersection right around the corner of my house,...

The Postmaster Part 8: Mostly there — by Smut Pedaller on

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This may likely be the final instalment of my series documenting the build of my restored Royal mail bike,  The Postmaster .  Since the...

Bending forks — by Smut Pedaller on

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After riding The Postmaster  for a few days, I realised that the taking my hands off the bars would result in them veering off to the lef...

The Postmaster Part 7: First ride — by Smut Pedaller on

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So I've now fully assembled The Postmaster and have taken it out for its first proper ride.  I finished stitching together the rack...

The Postmaster Part 6: Now in blue — by Smut Pedaller on

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Finally after a few weeks, and some time at the framebuilder to get some eyelets put on for the rear rack my frame, forks, mudguards and ...

The Postmaster Part 5: Harlequin handlebar tape — by Smut Pedaller on

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The handlebars are one of the most important choices in a bike build, as it is one of the key connections between the rider's body ...

The Postmaster Part 4: Cranks and Racks — by Smut Pedaller on

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So now with my front rack painted I now have to make the webbing to go with it, I ordered some 3mm thick 1" bridle leather to make i...

The Postmaster Part 3: Sturmey Archer trigger service — by Smut Pedaller on

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The Sturmey Archer trigger shifter that I originally bought for Charles  had served me well, although recently it had started to slip f...

The Postmaster Part 2: Disassembly — by Smut Pedaller on

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Now the first step of this build is the disassembly of the existing frame.  Apart from the easy and obvious stuff like taking off the whe...

The Postmaster Part 1: A new beginning — by Smut Pedaller on

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A bit later on the same day that I discovered that the frame on  Charles  was falling apart, I decided to have a look on some of the class...