Next model Luke? This is it, 1 off proto. Am going to put it on a diet but if I kill it that's it.
Rear rim is safety tape on a 24/7 before I built it. Tempted to do the front but may become mesmerised.
People have mentioned fruit picking. You'll meet loads of people but it's not going to be where the action is (partying etc). The Bondi area is backpacker central if you want to party. Not sure about picking up casual work there etc. Would be a pretty good base if you don't mind hanging out with mostly Brits and you could go up and down the east coast which most backpackers do. If you have enough coin i'd look into getting a cheap car and going from hostel to hostel. If you advertise at the hostels you can split costs with other travellers etc. Great way to see the place. Fuel and living is cheap compared to here. Even with the crap exchange rate your pound will stretch rather well. You're not going to get everything you ask for at the one place. Imagine if someone asked you the same question about the UK, where would you recommend?
I'm an Australian that has been here coming up to 5 yrs which then allows me to apply for a British passport. The Aus economy is picking as is engineering which i'm also qualified in. Let me know if you have any specific questions and i'll try to help. I'm in a bit of different situation as i'm here on ancestry (insert convict jokes here). Visa's require all sorts of things but are normally very unspecific. ie proof of funds has no value as such but you need to prove you can support yourself, not depend on the government. Not sure what the situation is at the moment but depending on what skill set you have you are limited to which part of the country you can settle in initially. Eg if you're a bricklayer you wouldn't be able to start in Sydney. You should be right with engineering though.
Cut it away, keep it dry and keep riding, it should toughen up and stay that way.
Someone had some super glue on a ride which I used to glue a blister down and it was fine.
Pointless in my opinion. Also, if you're going to the trouble of making something using carbon weave you'd thinkn you'd get it straight! That would drive me mad, i'd always be wondering if had twisted. Limited not only in edition...
The advice given assumes he has some way of holding the fork. A vice would be ideal but without this you're up against it and will need a lot of filing to get it square. Filing is faster? Hope that's a joke. I would suggest getting a headset spacer and using that to mark with a pen around the place you want to cut. Make sure your star nut is below the line you want to cut. If you have a vice put the fork horizontally. Blocks of wood are recommended so you don't mark the steerer. You can use the headset spacer as a cutting guide as well. It may be called a 'hack'saw but just go steady with long even strokes, follow the line you marked or the guide.