I'm still unsure about the brown bar tape. Black would have been the obvious dogmatic choice.
Regal was right about the Nitto M106s, nice, stiff and for me a nice shape. I ordered them 2cm narrower than my usual 42cm and am quite enjoying riding with narrower drops.
May have to tweak the lever position but it feels just about right so far.
With double straps, the MKS Urbans are (thankfully) fine, comfortable and not slippy for me.
The saddle looks slightly off in the photo but it is (and feels) quite level.
There is a part of me that wants to replace the Open Pro / Goldtec wheelset with wider rims and blingier hubs but if that happens, that will be in 2014.
Done, at least for the time being.