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cassette to a 11-42, which is a bit depressing.
Wait till you realise how nice a 46 is!
Out of curiosity, left hand bar end shifter?
RonnieOatmilk-
Yeah, that. Let us know how you get on. I have a knacked right hand and keep thinking about it, but muscle memory.
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Left-hand shifter, yep. I did this on my first hacked-together rando bike in 2015.
I never had a bar-end shifter before that, so I learned that way. Feels very natural and allows me to downshift while scrubbing speed with the rear brake (brakes are setup euro way) -
51 is where it's at. With a 32 front
Chaley
Pish
pascalo
Went out for a ride this sunday. The bike feels great but my fitness level is abysmal. Even worse than I thought. I had a hard time lugging my a** on climbs.
So the next step is to change the cassette to a 11-42, which is a bit depressing.
Not so long ago, I considered the 11-36 the one for big, challenging rides with a loaded bike.
Anyway, that's what old age and lack of training does for you.
The build is pretty much done- just a few details to take care of ; and then of course the bags from @Tijmen.
Once it's fully finished, I'll to do a proper photoshoot and a bike check. Promised.