a ‘commitment to utility’

That is a better thread title, "sub-optimal commitment to utility".
Di2. So has to be 2by. Sub compact 48/31, 11/42.

And now the 'big rubber' arrives

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The plot thickens.. Aero and mezcals.

Road setup is almost complete, still got the light routing to-do. Front light off a small nitto rack, and maybe rear off the lower drop out bracket. Although son recommend the rear light is mounted horizontal.

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I'm very sorry but I had no other choice than to post this in the anti porn thread

Haha. Will you be happy when I blow up the 2.35 650b?

Will you also be changing the saddle, handlebars and stem?

😊

Wild bike.

Surely those ratios exceed the rear derailleur capacity? What are the numbers on those rings and cassette?

can always appreciate a expert min-max-er, nice bike

I'm gonna have to take component by component.

Saddle, brooks b17 narrow. See how it goes. Moving from a smp.
Handlebars, ritchey venturemax, agree rearly don't like them. But what I got.
Stem, red shift, kinda enjoyijng it.

The cassette, no. It's the 1x GRX RD. But 2x.

It should have been with a 32/48 chain ring but the AB don't fit the round spider of the power2max.

Usually I am not THAT into leather brookses and these kinds of handlebars but this build totally kills it for me 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

Forgot about this thread. With the 2.3s the front derailleur doesn't quite work. Next time I'd drop it to 1x when using these.

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And new build. A rather silly Mr Wooden.

Frame - green Mr Wooden
Bars - SIM works wild honey, stupidly wide, Newbaum tape
Shifters - Shimano 105 in silver
Stem - nitto thing
Headset - Ritchey Classic
Wheels - velo orange voyager rims, son 28 front and Shimano xt m737 rear, 48mm panaracer
Brakes - Dia-Compe DC980 in green and koolstop salmon MTB pads & some blue lug hanger
Seat post - nitto s65
Saddle - brooks b17, maybe the narrow.
Crank - Shimano 600
Rest of drivetrain - tbd. Can't decide on single speed or geared. If geared would get some spa super compact.
Racks - front nitto M18 & tubus vega rear
Mudguards - Berthoud 60mm long
Lights - son edilux front and rear

put the power meter cranks on it

If only they were silver!

Do you put the writing left and right or front and back?

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Right/left.

Subbed for the Mr Wooden.

Ta. Spa super compact ordered. But they only had black tabs so need to de-anodise. Assume either just wire brush or some striper. Or both?

Bits arriving

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How do you find this handles with these tyres? I’m going to get some for mine

Do it. They ride really nice. Only flaw is touch wide for the 2x setup I have.

Keep meaning to move it to 700x43s and full mudguards for winter but been lazy.

Really nice brakes those 980s, price is hard to beat.

A bit of Oven Pride in a Tupperware works well, leave it for 10 mins then agitate gently with an old toothbrush. Works a treat.