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@ElGonzo
From the most ridden, to the least ridden; or from the sublime to the ridiculous if you will:
Klein Q Pro
I was very fortunate to pick this up here last year, after a strip down and rebuild service it only got a few outings on the driest of days last year but oh what a cracking few days! The fit on this is obviously super aggressive compared to the Fairlight so when I do start riding it again this year I'll have to build up to it and certainly can't envision anything longer than 80-90kms on this. The eagle-eyed amongst you will see that those are tubs. After the rebuild I chucked about 30ml of sealant in each tyre and it was all going swimmingly until a ride at the end of summer when the inevitable visit from the fairy occurred. Sealant might have dried out by then and I didn't have any more with me, tried to plug it but it didn't work, just kept slowly losing air. Cue a walk of shame and wait in a pub for rescue.
Having decided #tublife is not for me, I picked up a nice pair of carbon clinchers. Only other change is possibly fitting shorter cranks (currently 175s), but given how little I ride this that might be a bit frivolous. But maybe if I do get the shorter cranks I'll ride it more?! Solid hobbyist logic right there.
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