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@Flange
So, errr yeah...bikes. I've got some. Anyway, I've been commuting most of the year on the singular which whilst good fun to ride has me hanging by Friday (15 miles each way). It's also got no bottle mounts, has a fairly brutal saddle to bar drop and..well sometimes it'd be nice to freewheel.
So I've bought myself a GT grade - the alloy 105 version. Turned up from tweeks pretty much ready to go. I swapped out the seatpost straight away for a salsa ti one I had and also changed the shit fsa cranks (22mm spindle??) For an ultegra one I had in the spares box. Oh yeah, and mudguards. Gotta have mudguards.
Compared to all my other bikes it's comfy but stupidly upright. So first job is to swap the stem out for a shorter negative rise one (this is 130mm!). Second job is to maybe go 1X11 as I never use the inner ring anyway - flat commute brah - but I can't find a narrow/wide in shimanos funky bolt pattern. Third on the list is some better wheels cos these are heavy and shit.
I'm not going with a rack because A) I don't like em and B) there's no rack mounts.. so I'll stick with the Aero backpack for now. What I really want is one of those carradice bags but they're mega money so maybe not..
Check ma seat pack whut...it's also a big bastard considering it's a 56...
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