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the microshift thumbie feels a bit different than my paul/sram sl-500 tt and paul/da 9000 combos. tightening made it a bit better at holding the gears. still need to re-index to be able to say how it performs long-term.
needless to say the tubeless rene herses feel buttery yet fast-rolling. slightly hesitant to take them to the biggin hill cx course to risk having the sidewalls torn. the light wheels accelerate nicely but still have a bit of the 'not going anywhere' feeling on road, which i was complaining with the klein. feels closer to 26er than a 29er, which i guess is how it should be by numbers anyway. need a longer ride to judge the real character.
the spacer stack is there to stay, perhaps in a taller form than anticipated. despite it currently looks how it does, it shouldn't be too bad with a steel stem and spacers. blue lug stack goals meets stridsland stump. i'll be always running some kind of a bag anyway to disguise the unwanted phallic stature.
besides the stem hunt, i've got a little brooks carving project going. a dropper post and a frame bag also need to be tried. the in-house seamstress caught rona and couldn't fix the vintage swift bar bag i planned to have for the premiere.