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@vpCogworks
Enough boring stadsfiets talk. Let's get back to the one and only:
Didn't change a bit since September, mostly because I didn't ride it since September (besides a few short errand runs). But now, the bodging must go on.
The current shifter setup is objectively extremely good, it has very satisfying clicks, but hey, it's bloody far away. Although I don't shift a lot it would be still nice to be able to shift in my normal riding position.
Cannot really be arsed to spend 100+ on STIs. Looked into the parts bin, found a 31.8 front mech adapter and my frictionized SunRace thumbie. The plan is to saw off the original clamp, and just bolt that sucker right on. The bolt fits perfectly into the adapter's hole, so the process should be not much of a hassle altogether.
If all goes well I will have a quill stem for this bike sometime this year, and if the clamp bodge fails I'll just mount a thumbie on the quill like here: