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Fitted a 38T instead of the 40T which is nice, I guess.
Those Zee singlespeed chainrings don't have little recesses for the chainring bolts. #soniamdisappoint
Also had to take a link out of the chain because although I could get the wheel far enough back for the correct chain tension, the disc caliper wouldn't move any further back. It was kinda lucky because while looking for a split link I found where the previous owner had done a shit job of joining the chain so I removed that bowed out link.
Also fitted a 50mm / 5deg PRO FRS stem and jacked it up by spacer. Bike feels fucking stupid now. :D Feels like a proper commuter upright thing. Maybe that 80mm stem I have would be better or maybe I should just stick with the stretched out position - not really good for dodging shit though. It didn't help that I marked the bars but forgot the angle was different so when refitted the risers were rotated towards me. Sorted that out when I got to work.
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For racing I'd say you're more likely to want front end grip than ability to manual etc.
If you're going to change I'd suggest going wider (assuming the bars are the same age as they stem they're about 600?) 20mm bar width per 10mm stem. 700bars and 70/80mm stem is a fairly decent compromise that allows tree threading.
Gearing - not raced SS but have raced with those who have. Seem to be 2 schools of thought. Gear so you can get up the climbs (Surrey not Thetford) and spin out or gear more aggressively and run up climbs because you're likely to get balked by weekend warriors anyhow.
Will your beer be in bottles or camelback?