Hi
About six months ago, I posted here about a new bike design, and at that stage had made a fairly wonky prototype. Now, after quite a bit of work I've got a nice working machine on the road, and have even painted it a colour that's not black!
Here in Melbourne we had a few very hot days with bushfires last week, and I used that time to do the final disassembly, paint prepping, painting, frame mods and assembly, with the bike inside in the airconditioning for some of it. There were a few total fire ban days, and that included the days after the scorching hot days when I was rounding off the front part of the frame. The total fire bans include not using power tools such as grinders outside, and I was quite pleased to be able to finish off the frame nicely using just a hacksaw and a file.
All the cables are tidy now, and I've put custom 3d printed plugs in 2 places at the front, complete with head tube badge symbol "M" for modular bikes.
As per the last test ride, I went to Piedemontes supermarket in North Fitzroy, however now this trip has become something of a pleasurable necessity, as our local neighbourhood (East Clifton Hill) small supermarket "Flower of Sorrento" has shut down permanently.
Anyway, the trip went well, and I ventured up the stairs to the "Variety" section of the supermarket where I was delighted to find a small caf selling an egg and bacon muffin and a hot chocolate for $10.00. Normally you can't get a poke in the eye with a burnt stick for that amount in Melbourne cafs!
The bike carried my shopping easily. I was going to call it X15 Mk2 as discussed here , but now I think its new standard destination has named it: The "Piedemonte Special".
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