Quite a short post compared to my last effort! The bike discussed in my last post has been progressing albeit slowly. For a new version of the bike which should look less contraptiony, I ordered in some new parts. They arrived while I was away for a few weeks, and I have been adapting the frame I have already to take those parts. The parts are a fatbike / ebike / aheadset fork and an aheadset.
The aheadset was a pleasant surprise, and the first headset with sealed bearings I've seen. Sealed bearings are in bottom brackets, front and back wheels, and derailleur pulleys. Mainly they help exclude muck, but in this case they would also help in a travel bike where headset disassembly is part of the packing down for transport.
I didn't have the right sized holesaw for the job so used one that was undersized and filed away till the aheadset bearing housings were a snug fit. For marking out the target circle and filing I used a 3d printed guide.
Very happy with the result and I'm keen to get going again with building CLWBFWD MKII.
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