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@dancing james
yep, left the polished aluminium bike there
the boardman is fun, minor squeal on the rear brake, will see if i can find a muddy puddle to dip the caliper in (this is how i clear squeals on the mtb)
the finishing kit is almost identical to mine, same bars (but one size larger with the hoods angled in), arione saddle, thomson seatpost and stem, time atac rocs
hood angle on the bars feels a little odd, especially as i have the same hoods and bars on the fixie skidder
the bike feels stiff as a stiff thing, am sure i could drop a little pressure from the tyres as it was a little unforgiving over speed humps
Neil is clearly harder than me, with a much larger overall gearing, and my girly hands found the Apex shifting a little hard work, though I do like how doubletap work, it just requires more force than Dura Ace.
handling felt quite nippy and could definitely throw it into corners quite happily