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Bit of a test build
Got various shims to make the bars, stem and steer tube to all work correctly.
This really illustrates the shallow drop of the bars, (I'm sure I'll work up (down??) to a proper track style drop. (Test fitted on my commuter MTB)
An interesting shape! Not sure how long they will last, but I'll update once everything is together and rolling.
Here is a partial build after getting my headset installed by a local bike shop who were more or less rubbish !
Add some Charge knurled rubber grips to the bars, I prefer this style over bars tape/ribbon, from years of mountain biking.
After going round in circles for weeks, trying to decide on a set of wheels. Seemed to be a weigh up between deep section (40mm) and 600g per rim( 1.5+kg per wheel) or something around 25-30mm medium profile and being quite light (or going crazy and doing carbon and deep profile for many Dorra!). I looked at Halo, V-sprint, few eBay specials, Mavic, Token etc. But found a good deal on Miche Pistard WR wheels, pretty light, great hubs/bearings, 28mm med profile rims and a low-ish spoke count - so I gone/going for these. And they look really slick !
Next payday should bring the wheels, hollow pin chain and a road style crankset/BB (external bearings), then apart from some cables and tweeking should be there and then I can start detailing the changes!!.........