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Hmm well, I've hit the first minor snag - fitting a touring triple on the old BB - I need a longer spindle for the granny ring to clear the chainstay (just). I want to ride it on Wednesday though, so I'll just keep it as a double. 44/34 on 11-28 cassette gives enough range now that I won't actually be carrying any weight on it. Took it for a test ride with the drivetrain all set up - the ratchet-return shifters are really nice to use, far better than plain friction ones.
Started cleaning up my Shimano 600 levers. The hoods are filthy - washing up liquid didn't touch them so I tried toothpaste (Euthymol, specifically, which is lovely and pink) and an old toothbrush - a 'before and after' shown below. They came up minty. I've also cleaned up an old Campagnolo Record headset which will replace the Shimano 600 one (I would keep it but it requires a star-shaped proprietary tool to tighten which I don't own and can't be bothered to fabricate).
Longer test ride tomorrow - 25 mile loop in rolling countryside, plus a 12% that's a bastard when singlespeed.