Daisy’s home, fully resprayed and refurbished, with a tough new Rohloff.

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Daisy’s home. Reunited – bright yellow and beautifully restored by St John St Cycles – with her birth family of bikes. 11 sets of wheels, 12 seats.
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The rebuilt Rohloff. The second of two I’ve ever bought to have split along the flange, and the second to have been replaced/rebuilt free of charge by Thorn.
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Daisy and Raven, snuggling up.
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Closer view of the two Rohloffs, both replacements for shells that split where the high-tension spokes thread in to the hub.
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Daisy still in the workshop at St John St Cycles in Bridgwater.
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Very carefully packed…
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Daisy’s back end, emerging from the box. And ready to head to Moscow in May.
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New decals on the shiny new yellow.
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Slightly battered bottom tube, probably from all the air miles that Daisy has done. Neatly covered over with new paint and a new logo.
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All the Brayne bikes lined up, from 2xThorn to 2xeBikes, 3xfoldables, 2xMountain and 2x Thoroughly Ancient Racers/town bikes. .
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The two eBikes.
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Two Bromptons and a Dahon.
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Kat and Mela’s two mountain bikes, which did the Tour Aotearoa from top to bottom of NZ
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Jutta’s and Mark’s ancient racers, one a Peugeot and one a Raleigh. Steel, reliable, clunky…

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