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Cupcakes
Hmph, well, 'that escalated quickly'.
I found that the hubs from my parts box weren't quite in the best condition. There was some cone pitting and a bit of wear to the flanges. Probably solve-able, but I mulled it over for a week whilst on holiday and was then overcome with a feeling of not-wanting-to-mess-about.
So I just ordered most of the bits I need to finish this bike properly: a Shutter Precision front dynohub, rear shimano 105 hub, and mavic a319 rims. I'll have these built up and will add panaracer pasela 37mm tyres.
Light-wise, I am now thinking a Edelux 2 for the front and a secula plus for the back (possibly fender-mounted). This is driven by a combination of aesthetics and performance. But I have a bit of thinking time, since I want to order the tyres and front light together from SJS to save on postage, and the light is out of stock for a couple of weeks. (Rear light I may get from SJS too - haven't looked into it properly as I only just found out about it today)
Probably for the first time ever I am actually buying what I want rather than making do and convincing myself something else will work. It is a nice, indulgent feeling.