Wheels, pedals and more!

Quite a bit to share in this post!

First off, as promised quite a while ago here is a photo of the gorgeous brooks saddle I bought- even fixed onto the bicycle now! I love the way that the brown looks against that bright mustard yellow.

You can also see that the white lyotard pedals that I bought specially have now been fixed on! I am happy that they look as good compared to the yellow as I thought they would.

One of the most difficult parts to find for the bicycle has now also been located- that being the wheels! They were harvested off another bicycle that my father bought for parts.

Initially we were not sure whether they would work well as the final wheels for the bicycle- as we were not sure how deep the rust on the wheels was- luckily expect for a couple of parts it was only surface rust and dirt that cleaned off with a bit of polish/ a old toothbrush and wire wool- as I can be seen doing here.

Although having polarised lenses is great, I have to say that I could not always tell the difference between where I had cleaned or not- which meant some areas got multiple cleaning sessions! Probably not a bad thing however.

Above is a lovely photo of the whole bicycle. Since this photo was taken my dad also has fixed on the chain and put new longer brake cables on. There is also now a kickstand- So it can stand without having to be leaned on a table! There is also now a rack fitted onto the back of the bicycle. (Will try share a photo soon)

Feels like the bicycle is a lot closer than it was- good thing as the weather is starting to have some sunny warm spells!

I have also just purchased a set of Schwalbe Delta Cruiser tyres in cream- as they look stunning on just about every bicycle I have seen them on. I also always wanted either cream or brown tyres and cream was easier to find. As can be seen in the picture above black doesn't look quite right with the yellow of the bike and brown of the saddle.

Need to get hold of some nice handlebar grips now! And still looking for a chainguard that fits...

Looking pretty darn good though!