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In other news the last major part arrived, brakes!
I've been curious about the Chinese CNCd brakes available on AliX for a while, and while I'd normally go for Shimano hydraulics, I've given some ZRace M1 X2s a go. The quality of the machining looks reasonable, the lever shape and feel is comfortable, and they look more trick than the similar priced offerings from Shimano. They also sit nicely on the bars with a Shimano trigger shifters. They'll need some proper riding to see how they actually perform though, several reviews have suggested swapping to better pads is worthwhile.
I still need to trim the hoses and swap the levers as they're currently set up Euro-style, which I can hopefully do without having to bleed them.
I'm also having second thoughts about the stem, high-ish rise and 135mm length seems a bit much. I'll give it a ride and see how it handles but I suspect it'll need changing. Current options are either a 70mm black Hope or chop the current steel one down to 80-100mm, flip it so it's horizontal when mounted, then braze on a new 31.8mm clamp with the bolt on the bottom. Both options will mean a switch to a pair of slightly wider 31.8 riser bars I've got.