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Cheers for the comments all! It's a great bike that's changed over time and seen a lot of miles. I ran it for a few years on 700c x 28mm with a rear rack. But only ever using one pannier to commute, I decided to equalise the load and stick it on the front after having experience of a bar bag on my other bike.
@jambon as mentioned in your thread, I'd happily go for the new Tiagra 4700 when I need to replace them. Purposely chose 10speed for the slightly wider chain and hopefully a bit more longevity than 11sp.
@hamrack it was a bit of a gamble on the 32t with the short cage mech, but it works fine. The 10t jockeys obviously give you a little more clearance to run the 32t cassette. The Sunrace purposely chosen as I think the only 12-32 ratio - I didn't want the 11t high gear, but wanted an emergency gear when lugging a load of stuff.
It crosses chain fine, but I avoid crossing the chain in to the largest 3 sprockets (but it will do it).