So, I walked into the bike shed as usual today to discover my bike looked a bit odd. On closer examination, someone has made off with the front forks – which is a bit inconvenient as I’m rubbish at wheelies.
The bike is/was a Cube LTD from 2013 and in the process of removing my entirely non-exotic and boring Rockshox Recon Silver solo air (100mm), they have also liberated me of:
Front brake calipers – Formula RX hydraulics
Handlebars – Easton EA30
Stem – Easton EA30 oversized
ODI Rogue lock-ons
Front and brake levers – Formula RX
Front and rear gear shifters – Deore M591 10 speed
To get hold of all of that, they have of course cut all the cables, so I’ll need a new set of gear cables, and hydraulic brake cables. Oddly, they didn’t take the front wheel. They had a go at the back, but didn’t make it through the D-lock. Small mercies.
Given I currently have about half a bike, with fairly limited mechanical knowledge I could just go out and buy a new bike and flog the rest for parts, but I’d like to think I’m more enterprising than that.
However, I’d love some advice on what I should do. So, over to anyone who’s interested in helping with ideas on what I should replace the parts with cheaply and easily!