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rushed overnighter setup for @ojwithbits 's new forest thing. need to try to drag the camera to some nature sites for better backgrounds but these will have to do for now.
finally managed to install the @Tijmen it bag. the gunnar's donning it like jane birkin her namesake hermes. no bouncing stem bags or cable-interfering bar bags on day rides, put everything in the triangle and don't even really feel it. really happy with it.
the dropper is nice too. forgot to shoot the wolftooth lever but it's kind of neat and works surprisingly well. the inline-ness of it just made the reach a bit shorter and i'm again doubting the fit. might need to invest in the nth simworks bar from sam? or lower the stem in the hopes of more room. or lower the whole thing to thames and grab a size larger rockhound from columbus, ohio...
the ones who like to zoom in may have clocked the atac xc8s. there's obviously a learning curve with these, but i'd dare to recommend them to other clipless virgins. thought my wrist will never recover from the two stationary slips i had in trent park, but survived new forest without much hit. the clipping in sound is more like a subtle thump, very much unlike the spd click-clack known from @Maj 's brilliant roadie gf meme.
no other upgrades for now, but maybe the cromoto fork soon to stop it from looking stupid? i always had this guy's build as a reference for a well-balanced build;
but he too has a long stem on it. also moloko bars bringing the reach forward. getarounds would already do it for me and look much nicer. the slow possessive force of brain worms won't go anywhere unless i stop riding it i guess. it'd be pleasant to have a dialled bike for once before paying for train tickets to go riding though...
bonus material from new forest for an outro.