Another update.
The weather is slowly warming up around here. We had a few very nice sunny days, recently. So I'm trying to get the bike assembeled to a state where I can take it for a spin.
This is how it sits atm:
The red brake levers are a placeholder, I think I mentioned that before. I want to fabricate my own set at some point. But it will take some time.
Oh and if you think my basement is tidy, well. I actually specifically painted that one wall white, so I can take photos and (maybe one day) make videos. But the stuff is creeping up from all sides...
Meanwhile on my bench I am modifying a set of pedals to fit my needs.
It seems I have 10 or so pairs of those one side click, one side platform padels and I hate those with a passion.
I don't do click. I'm too stupid. Also my knees always start hurting whenever I tried to do the switch. I won't try it again.
So I have a drawer full of these not-flesh-not-fish-but-stinky pedals. How come I even have these? I can't remember.
Anywho.
Might as well try and meake something usable ot of them? I mean - the axle and bearings on those I didn't toss are in really good nic...
Alright. You guessed it.
Time to make some chips and get rid of the unnecessary metal.
It won't be pretty. But it'll work. I think.
Coming up next: A new cage. I'll saw and file it by hand. This will be a pain.
Or maybe I try something else entirely? Like maybe 4 round disks as "teeth"? But then there wouldn't be much to prevent the shoes from sipping off the pedal to the side.
I'll have to do so some experiments here.