As Miss Z the elder has now learned to ride (yay!) I've been working on her new bike. It's a very basic Triumph steel kids' bike, but I bought it because it has horizontal dropouts and 110mm rear spacing...
...so I could build a wheel and plop this straight in. Nice 1979 shell, internals made from about three different hubs (the best bits from my spares draw). 20T sprocket at the moment, which means low gear is wall-climbing. The KMC pink BMX chain has "20% thicker side plates" which meant it didn't fit in my chain splitter and I had to use a hammer and punch to shorten it!
Not too sure about the plastic shifter (and it's an odd greeny colour) but it's safer than the pointy chrome 70s one I was going to fit until this one was recommended to me.
The cabling uses a clamp-on fulcrum clip on the chainstay and zip ties. I think I need to get some black ones, asusming pink ones aren't available. I must also do something about those reflectors - they can't be fitted upright and they look stupid.
