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@Surfrdan
Yeh fair enough. I installed the SPDs this morning and rode my usual rolling commute. Cautious at first but soon got the feel for it. Only tried to freewheel once. Smiling by the time I got to work.
I would say that those Criterium bars are not great for climbing though. I work up a 10% hill and whilst the 42x16 gearing was fine (i'd not want any steeper hills though) purchase on the tops was poor. Shame, as I'm not that fond on the look of bull bars but I think they may be the best solution here. I've got some crap bars I can chop and flip to try anyway.