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bright in reply to @sloe

I stand corrected! Was just being flippant in my previous comment. Using your calculation @Tijmen I get 1.1962890625. so yes, @MisterMikkel 20% increase is bang on. Maths is not a strength of mine..

Went for a shakedown ride yesterday with the 32c rear tyre and it was all good, apart from on some sandy trails in the local woods which made me want a bit of extra volume. The EXT up front was great, nice to have the extra grip there. Also, the 35c slick I ordered just arrived so I will fit that later and then make a decision on the crimping situation. I'm just a bit nervous about damaging an old frame, so any advice or previous experience on that would be appreciated!

Still loving the Nitto x Riv Choco bars. This time I flipped them to be sloping down slightly. Grepp Bar tape was a quick 5min job before heading out, I'll re-do that!

40 years of riding and never thought to have the front shifter on the down tube and rear shifter on the bars. I love it. Great bike.

I'd definitely have used a silver headset and stem, but I get where your were going with this. ....or black bars and post.

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sloe in reply to @bright
I don't think that shifting setup is anything new, apparently elite riders used to do it to save weight. I'll run it for a while and see how I get on, but I might switch it over to a bar end.

I ordered the Nitto NF-21 rear bag support from @freshtripe which should arrive today. Sam is always super helpful - he emailed to check it would fit the frame and refunded VAT and shipping once he'd got a fixed price. I've bought a fair few things from this shop over the years and can't recommend them enough http://www.freshtripe.com

I'll need to drill through the seatstay bridge to fit the rear rack - which should hopefully be fairly easy. I'm still waiting on the cantilever rack bolts for the front. Looks like there's going to be a big storm this weekend so should have plenty of time for these jobs.

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