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Mmmmm, ride is 'ok' - even with a nice carbon fork and slammed stem 1" is just way too flexy, wish it was 1 1/8th. Same again with bottom-bracket area, you just seem to torque the BB area up before you actually get the power, you also can't run the rear brake super close to the rim for this reason.
Brake cable is on the list to do, as you can see I've changed where the cable sits quite a few times, when I have some spare time I'll cut it shorter.
I don't think I'm going to pursue getting this any lighter (not intentionally) because I'm kinda held back by the fact it's a steel frame running 8 speed shimano and without changing the wheels and drive chain I'm not going to be dropping a massive amount of weight.
In all honesty I'm actually really happy just seeing bikes through different stages. Having them ride perfectly and take them to bits to build something different, sell them on or swap parts over, I don't really keep a bike for more than 6 months and as little as a week! I'm not indecisive with bikes, I purchase them knowing I'll do this but I get as much enjoyment of researching and hunting parts, building bikes as I do riding them.