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MisterMikkel
Oh yeah don't worry, this is just a temporary fix until I get my 27.5s built up! The tyres on the 26er (the sadly discontinued Marathon Extremes) are weirdly tall so it's not as terrible as it could be.
In the meantime I'll be tinkering with the fit of things - last night I chucked on a set of On One Mikes I had around to loosely simulate the Bontrager Satellite I'm thinking of fitting (basically a Ritchey Kyote, just less obscenely wide given I've got skinny shoulders).
Immediate thoughts are that I'll need to raise the bars up a ways to get comfy on the thing. Budget option will be one of these 35 degree stems off Spa Cycles, but if anyone knows of any cool swept riser bars lmk
Also saw that Russ of Path Less Pedaled teased this very cool looking dropper on Instagram last night - will keep an eye as this'd be perfect for the Hobo