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I like to think of it as tuning to my needs and preferences. For me the metrics and priorities are feel and durability.
I’ve not had it on the scales but it feels heavy when you pick it up however it feels light and nimble to ride so I’m not really interested in chasing weight reduction and certainly not at the cost of durability, cracked rims etc.
With the steel stem I could feel the flex (could be a benefit in a different situation) and didn’t like it hence the swap to Alu .
The cranks look good, square is dependable and I personally can’t feel any flex compared to Hollowtech so they’re staying.
The Gevenalle is indexed (though can be run friction if needs must), can’t imagine trying to tune 11s friction in a race situation!
Skant
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As always: amazing! I really enjoy your writeups and the detailed information about which decisions were good and how to improve if they weren't. I guess you could call it development..
I have been riding Hylex brakes on my commuter for years now without any issues at all and really like them, so was excited to see you using the Gevenalle option. The DI2 option looks neat, curious to see where your 'development' approach takes you.
Friction shifter, the good old square BB, steel stem etc all good for touring.. might just be a case for another geared 'race' twin-sibling.
Yellow and black, definitely, the halve and halve one. I would have voted for the simple Orlowski design but the 'Fern' logo is soo small.