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It's working perfectly, quite a lot of people on the ride today commented positively on the paint, most of whom recognised it as "maybe something to do with Klein?", which was really nice.
The cassette also surprises a lot of people, plenty of "what on earth is that?!", then they spot the single ring.
I can honestly say that for todays ride (Ride100, incorporating Leith and Box hill) I never once wished to have a double chainring/conventional setup, and the gaps between gears are only noticeable when you are going into a strong headwind and want to balance your effort very precisely - which you soon get over using the ever popular "grin and bear it" approach.
Big fan of the Schwalbe Pro-One tyres, tubeless seems to be working well, I was passing much heavier riders on the straights of the descents when we were both tucked, which I am putting down to rolling resistance (and maybe a bit of frontal area).
The ENVE on DT Swiss are great wheels, stiff and light.
I'm also a fan of the XTR gear-display, how could you not like something that tells you when you've shifted into 11th?