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Dull morning bike check.
Irritatingly, bar tape is ruined and nice gouges taken out of the shifter and brake lever due to black ice on an ungritted roundabout at the university (because the Estates team somehow thought the carpark was more important than the main cycling route through campus, the useless fucks).
Cambium is gone and in its place is an AliExpress SMP special. It's pretty good, I think an improvement on the C17. Need more long rides to be sure. I wish I got on with normal, attractive saddles. Creaks a bit sometimes, so I may go full Hogg and get a Composit or Forma.
The old SPD touring pedals, having rolled under my feet numerous times due to the stack and short front-rear measurement, nearly did in for me completely. Cycling along no hands at a decent clip, the left flipped and I stacked, hard. Probably came close to breaking my elbow, and agonising road rash. So, long overdue, they've returned to the parts bin.
The Nukeproof pedals are very good, but a bit overkill (will eventually move across to my mtb full time) and I'd like to retain the SPD option. Anyone have any recommendations? PD-A530 look a better shape.
Rear mech needs new jockey wheels. Or updating completely. Hmm.
Am also tempted to go the Stedloop bars route, but I do like drops, and I'd have to fork out for some thumbie mounts. Ugh.