Rowan

Fitting in with older bikes, I have just pulled an Apollo road bike from my shed to build up into one to go on the trainer.

I got the frame from a shop at a rubbish tip for something like $30, and as I have owned an Apollo in the past and liked it, I thought I would take the Aussie product and give it a new life.

I had bought it for Machka, but I found the top tube is as long as my other pleasant bikes and maybe too long for her, I had started to some work on it, and it was stored on wheels and tyres meant for decent road bikes. I have to get together the BB, cranks with gears and rear gears and chain, plus narrow up an old aluminium seat post so it will slide down the tube. Even found a decent Brooks saddle another in-storage bike which will be ideal.

And, I discovered I had pre-experimented with a slightly wider handlebar than on my Hasa, so there will be a swap there.

Nice week or so of fiddling ahead.

I think I have all the stuff to make it work