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A few updates to both bikes.
Small tweeks to the Kona, longer stem (made of Scandium . . . WTF that is?) This one in the road version (100g apparently!!), also got a 90mm one for the Concorde.
and going from 50/17t to 53t/17t with a pair of slightly shabby Chorus road cranks, found I need to build muscle mass and current gear is a bit low for my 12 mile commute on the aero bars. "Must work harder".
Quite a few changes to my Concorde - decided to bastardise and go a little "moderner-er", which equals a little carbon here and there, 10spd, deepish rims, CNC sealed hubs, clamp-on stem, compact bars, lower gearing for a summer trip to the Alpes (possibly).:
Firstly started with a 'Bay bargain - FIR350 rims on PMP hubs and low count bladed spokes :
35mm deep and a chunk lighter than the Campag/86 Mexico combo on previously.
A mock up fit on the bike:
Collected the bits needed for a 10spd conversion, Chorus CF shifters, rear mech, cables and misc.
Decided to go a tad crazy, got some Look CF 1" threadless forks, and got some compact gear CF cranks to replace the Record (for £40!!), new bar/stem combo to tweek my body position and swapped the seatpost for aesthetics.
CF Cranks to follow.