
Bigger picture and other pics of the bike available here
It's very sturdy, well put together, comfortable to ride, except it's far too short for my long legs. So I need to extend the pedal assembly... whaddya call it, (chainset?) a good 30cm or so.
You can see from the close-up photo that the chainset has a tube which slides over an aluminum tube welded to the frame, and it bolts together with two bolts. It's sturdy enough.
But if I extend it 30cm with scavenged cut-up frame-tubes from other bikes, I think it might flex and bend too much. There would be quite a bit of leverage on the end of a long pole.
What say ye? Is there a better way?
Apart from getting someone to weld a longer stronger bit... I'm too scottish for that at the moment.

Bigger picture here
Oh, and hello! I'm James, from New Zealand. I have just arrived in Australia from New Zealand, and I must say I am impressed by the courtesy most Aussie drivers show to cyclists. On suburban roads they pass you quite wide, whereas in NZ they seem to think nothing of whizzing past seemingly just inches away.
I've been here in Fremantle for 3 weeks, and somehow I seem to own three bikes already. Hmm... this a bad habit I think.