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@jontea
Some shiny bits have arrived.
Gone for a bit of Japanese craftsmanship, Nitto S65 seat post.
Cane Creek 40 headset, silver.
Ever dependable, not expensive, Tektro R539 brake calipers, polished.
3 1/2 hours of last night was spent fitting a pair of tyres. I have sore thumbs, blisters, and a lot less rim tape than I started the evening with. Love Gravelkings, but fresh out the box, they are a fookin pain to fit onto Mavic Open Pro UST rims. After several goes, gave up, then thought to try and stretch the tyres a bit, stood on em, pulled bead up with all my might (not much of that), rotated, repeated........, finally success, two fitted tyres, then came the job of inflating with just my trust track/floor pump, eventually inflation achieved, gunk applied, still holding pressure this morning. Phew.