I know it's been less than 24 hours since my last update, but I can tell from the deluge of responses to this thread that many of you are now eagerly anticipating what comes next.
Especially after that close up photo of a rusty 1/4 inch ball bearing...
So to ease the suffering of all of you sat there shivering in the cold sweats of withdrawal, here are some more photos of bike parts accompanied by pithy comments.
Who knew that I had a whole spare pair of XT M732 cantilever brakes in black. Let's just all hope that that pot of bits has all the correct springs, bolts and covers.
The brake pads will be another matter entirely...
Nice to see that I have a couple of options for the XT M732 thumbshifters. While they are not perfect cosmetically I think I can get a passable set together for this one.
We may have a small problem here. One of the two top-pull XT front mechs here is virtually unused, the other one just needs a cable clamp bolt.
The thing is that I need a bottom pull mech and the one I have might be a bit too scruffy for this build.
Rear mechs should be okay, but they both need a bit of work. I'll be needing the short cage for this bike.