Some successful fettling tonight:
Saddle moved forward - now has correct setback with suspension compressed.
Suspension stiffened right up with two s/s Jubilee clips.
Annoying roller wheels turned round. Now doesn't quite foul my calves, but heels occasionally knock. I can live with this for the moment. A solution for the Dun Run would be to fit my old Time Titan Magnesium pedals which have a higher Q-factor, but walking in the shoes is
interesting.
Monkey metal M8 saddle clamp bolt replaced with decent s/s item (Wessex Fasteners, my local supplier of everything threaded, rock
). I got one for you too Andy, since you'll wreck the head of the OEM bolt the first time you tighten it.
Best of all, B&M IQ Fly front light fitted. I managed to find a thinner curved washer from an old Weinmann brake which gave me space on the front brake bolt for the rather thick IQ Fly bracket. I also used a new Nyloc nut when refitting. Now, the problem with the IQ Fly is that it's rather tall and fouls the main tube when folding. To get round this, the LBS managed to cobble together enough bits from the workshop to make me a small and very light QR seat binder bolt (£1.50 all in). Unflip the QR and the light can be tipped forwards to allow easy folding. It takes a second or so to return it to vertical when unfolding, and if I get the angle slightly off, the Fly has fine adjustment on the pivoting head anyway. It looks rather cool with the QR.
Can't get the light fired up because I'm still waiting for the SON-XS skewer. It was posted today.
Final jobs are to sort out the rear wheel (spoke tensions all over the shop), fit the dynamo front wheel, fit a bottle cage (on the back of the "stem", probably) put something runny on the chain and check the tightness of everything.
I tried the little pump. I'm taking CO2 instead