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@FixedThatForYou: No torque wrench, hence the over-tightening.
Final piece of the puzzle was the race wheels. I went with Hed Belgium laced to Dura Ace hubs. 28h 2x front and 3x back. Had a friend build them for me and I glued on Dugast Typhoon Cottons. They are amazing. Stiff, pretty light and requires little to no maintenance. Think I did eight pretty rough races on them and they are still true, never had a flat and never had to open the hubs.
I did drop the chain once in a training race, so I just fitted the front derailleur to play it safe.
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