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All done!
In full commuter mode:
After a week riding it to work I was finding the bars too low so I put a riser stem on, which meant I had to re-cut the brake cables. While unwrapping I managed to rip the bar tape too so that had to be replaced, very annoying. I got some FWE gel cork bar tape which is much better quality than the Deda perforated tape which I ripped.
I might still change the bottom bracket as I had to put 3.5mm of spacers on the drive side to get the chain line right. That would be a 110mm BB by my calculation.
I'm really happy with the bike, it's buttery smooth and silent and I'm surprised that my ability to pull away from the lights and top speed have hardly been affected compared to my old geared bike.