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Yeah ed. I thought about carbon bike. But I like the idea of something custom. And it's easier to do that with titanium. I want a front rack so I can put a dry bag on, the drag of that will be nill if it's narrow.
Yes full hydro brakes for sure.
That Saracen is nice. But because of carbon no rack! Plus I bet no 3rd bottle cage. Etc.
I don't need the panniers. I could get everything in bag on front rack, frame bag and saddle bags.
I maxed out at like 53mph which is just under 90kph I think. Because of the front panniers!! It's shit. I could have done 70mph on that section for sure.
In related news. I've got to take a couple days off. I rode though achillies tendinitis and that's fine. But I've got shin splints now and I can't strap them up. So got to do nothing for a few days while it heals.
But on the bright side. I'm in Bedoin and when it's healed up I'm doing Ventoux again without panniers and going to see if I can hit 70mph!! I think I'll have to drop the pryanees from the trip as I won't have time now.