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New 16T cog and shorter chainring bolts - both semi-fails.
Stupidly I didn't work out the ratio beforehand, so unsurprisingly one tooth on a 42T front ring didn't make the difference expected. I planned to buy a 17T at the same time, but it wasn't in stock. Lesson learned.
The shorter chainring bolts meant the ring can now be moved inside for a better chainline and to facilitate/improve 1x9 once the cable guides are finished. Unfortunately they're not short enough to account for the recess on the pretty machined side.
Took the bike and mini-H out for a longer ride to test the lower gear. Walked the bike up some of the steep field, which actually doesn't matter once you put your ego aside. But it has convinced me more of moving to gears. 700c x 32mm Bonti Racelites aren't the best for rough field tracks and overall I think an old MTB with a long TT and fat tyres would be a better dad bike, but overall it reminds me of the phrase; "the best [blank] is the one you have"
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