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round the block cruise impressions.
somehow i didn't figure how much the lower position and the aggressive angle on the cinelli placeholder stem was affecting the reach. the nitto x fairweather tall stack in the same 90mm length turned out way too short when lifted higher into the more touring appropriate region. swapped a 110mm parts bin alu stem shown on the photos and it's now pretty close to ideal. 120mm would likely be perfect considering i had forgotten to centre the saddle rails on the post clamp. heavily on the market for anything 120mm and steel.
interestingly the shape of the bars, the grip area length in particular, isn't allowing placing the thumbie as far away from the grips i have it on my other bikes. the viable positions are either next to the grips (pictured above) or blue lug style (see photo below) beyond the curve towards the centre. the former works better in the sense that i have more leverage to operate the shifter with my weak fingers. being within reach from the primary hand position, it's also the most functional. the latter would allow unrestricted use of newbaums between the grips and the shifter, look much more eccentric and balanced etc. however, as smootly as elevator_to_hell shifts from there, it might not be the best option for my one-handed operation.