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Put the wheels from my other road bike on and did a test ride, tbh I like it like this but I don't need another set of carbon rim brake wheels in my life so going to stick to the plan.
Some things I thought while building/riding it:
I fucking love it
I really like the way the internal routing for the gear cables is dealt with, which that it's just... not dealt with. They just go right through the bb shell, I've put some tape where they touch metal for now
You can definitely feel how tucked in the rear wheel is, it's fun. However I'm going take the screws out of the drop outs and push it all the way back for tire clearance and then it will be pretty standard road bike length
My right friction shifter doesn't friction properly on this and after around 10 minutes into the ride I had to pedal 53x11 till I got to somewhere I where I could buy some washers and shim it
I fucking love it
Still not sure about the levers aesthetically but they do feel nice, they fit my hands and I'm glad I went for them
Again aesthetically it demands left lever-front brake but I can't relearn a lifetime habit and redo all my other bikes just for this
My nitto rack was bent and I don't have enough space bar tops to wheel for the jack the rack (I think their claim of fits any bike is very dubious as it will only fit one of mine and I ride a 56) so I'm going to DIY something