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To tease (tomorrow's, if I can manage) work, there are two things I wanted to address on it: height and reach of the stem, and rinkoing.
Regarding the former, my back is still somewhat sensitive, and straining while bending is not a good idea. These old mtb frames are great, but they are pretty low to the ground, and all these technomic stems are getting really expensive. So I want to be able to tweak the fit as well as keep it high and short. Not too short though, as some level of splaying out seems to be very comfortable.
Rinkoing is another plan. I'm going on a casual tour from north of Germany to Croatia, where I'll leave the pink bike at my parents, in anticipation of moving back around there come December. It'll be around 1600km based on early route estimates, but being of the proclivity to take it easy, I will make this bike rinko-ready so I can jump on a train whenever I feel like I'm pushing too much or am bored. I also don't have too much time on my hands, being in the middle of writing my PhD thesis.
Taking both in consideration, I ordered a threadless thorn fork, which I hope to fit tomorrow. They come with a huge 40cm steerer, and are threadless, so I can play with fit as well as take it off quickly and hop on a train. I'll also cut the rear fender, which I still don't have a good plan for.