Want to show off your new purchase? Made considerate upgrades or changes to your old forgotten bike? Post them here, to show off and get us going green with envy!
Me first:
2 New Cotics.
I bought a Cotic >X< 5 years ago as part of the cycle to work scheme. After 5 years of being trashed as a winter hack to work and back, I decided to spruce it up, with a new lick of paint and a clean rebuild. I didn't have the cash to stretch to a new paint job but instead patched it with a near colour or orange. But I bought new Shifters (Shimano Sora R3000 STIs), my old 105 compact crank and new bottom bracket, cables brakes and rear mech, chain cassette etc...
Then I was asked if I wanted to join a team of 3 to make a 4 for the Kielder Chiller 24 hour MTB challenge in early Feb. As my 7 year old MTB was looking tired, I decided this was a good time (as well as a tax return refund) to change the frame from Aluminium to Steel (cos steel is real right?) so looked up my fav UK frame producers, Cotic. I found a S/H Bfe in Black within my budget and once it arrived, I had a Headset fitted, bought a new (correct size BB) and used my Spec Rockhopper circa 2010 as a donor.
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