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@velocipede65
I've recently got my hands on this and done a bit of up-speccing - I used to have Tour De Fer in original factory spec and it weighed a ton, so wanted this to ride much lighter - and it does! Main driver of the different character of the bike is the wheels - this has a much lighter and sprightlier set on it - Hope Pro2 Evo hubs on Mavic rims and some nice supple Conti cross tyres - loads of clearance for the guards even with these on - (excuse th cages, they were all I had when I was building it up - I'll get some black ones at some point!)