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Interestingly, I was motivated to do that by the drops feeling odd, sort of "too flat".
If the drops are horizontal your wrists won't be straight, so it won't be comfortable.
I slacken the bar clamp a little (so they can move, but aren't loose) and push on the drops until my wrists are straight.
Best done on the turbo of with the assistance of an obliging friend, rather than on the road...
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I went out for a slightly longer spin this evening and did some fine tuning of saddle position, bar position, indexing, brake pull etc. A massive improvement and now a really lovely bike to ride. Definitely chuffed!
Two issues, one resolved:
I shipped the chain outboard when throwing into the big ring. A quick fix with the limit screw.
When I got home the headset had come loose. I think it is just pretty tricky to get the sweet spot with threaded steerer headset lockrings. Even moreso without the right spanners. Instead of faffing about with the adjustables again, I'll try to pop into BC tomorrow and get them to do it properly for me.
The bars felt fine, after rotating them slightly up from where they were. Interestingly, I was motivated to do that by the drops feeling odd, sort of "too flat". I rotated the bars (shifters slightly upwards) in the stem to get a nicer angle on the drops. Bingo, the hoods immediately felt miles better too.