Gideon's bike life - Genesis, Graham Weigh, Cinelli, Land Shark & Ritchey

Yeah, I agree that does sound like a decent setup. The weight being lower on the bike is definitely a plus, & I prefer the front panniers to a bar bag as I always found them awkward for packing/riding.

Fit still isn't perfect but totally fine for the trip we did as hardly aggressive riding. 140mm stem with a heavily laden front end meant slow slow steering. Funny side effect was when I went for a ride on the Ritchey yesterday I found it really hard to cycle in a straight line as I kept oversteering due to having to compensate for the weight for a week!

Some random photos from the week (in completely the wrong order) which I've got through processing. Took an interchangeable lense camera instead of the point & shoot I normally use (Fujifilm X-E4 with 40mm & 18-55mm instead of Sony RX100M3), quite pleased with the results.

1. Getting caught up in the pension protests in Lille while looking for a bar.
   
2. Accidentally doing the 5* Carrefour de l'Abre secteur.
   
3. Classic Dutch scene.
   
4. View from halfway up Atomium.
   
5. Cheeky few laps of the Roubaix velodrome.