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Think that hole is a clip to hold the cables in place inside the downtube. On my Canyon there is a small plate under the downtube above the BB which you can remove to access the B junction and battery (although you need to insert it through the BB shell)

The bars aren't really swappable because the integrated stem is super low so you'd have many scoble bricks of drop if you put a normal stem on. Not even sure there would be enough steerer available for that.

Can confirm the bars are rubbish based on a short test ride. Flexy on the tops, from where you can't reach the brakes. Stiff everywhere else. Also the bottom deck is in the way of your thumbs when you're on the hoods. Apart from that they're great..

On the other hand, have had no problems with the split VCLS seatpost after a lot of riding and with a lot of grimy spray hitting it

Canyon is definitely a good option. I'm 6'4" and ride an XL. They run big and also do an XXL size which might even be too big for you. Ridley is another option - also run big since they're designed for Belgian riders

Amazing bike and bags - all so good

Awesome bike!

Frame is definitely a write off! Lucky it was just a bike that the slate hit..

Does On One sell the frame? Could ask for him to buy a new frame and pay for a bike shop to swap the parts over

Would one of the eccentric bottom bracket converters work with the frame? Would look way cleaner than a tensioner

Hehe - track geometry + long legs = a massive frame

There must be another huge Bob Jackson out and about because mine is in Brussels at the moment

Here's mine with some newly fitted mudguards for autumn

Actually the quick links are probably etter than breaking the chain links and rejoining them, especially on fancier chains which will fail if you try to rejoin them

G said on his podcast that the protestors planned to dump oil on the peloton as they exited a tunnel. If they'd done that there definitely would have been a massive crash and a load of injuries (at best). No way of justifying that, whatever the cause.

Hylix or other chinese carbon coudl also be a good option- saves some weight and adds some comfort compared to Thomson. And cheaper than Zipp stuff

Sheldon Brown (of course) had a 63 gear bike - triple up front with a 7 speed freewheel mounted on a Sturmey Archer 3 speed hub. And it has aerobars and 3 brake levers...

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/org/otb.html?utm_content=cmp-true

Looks awesome fun and the steeper head angle might be better for a town bike

Seem to remember the 456 name meant 4,5 or 6 inches of fork travel. One of the original hardcore hardtails when 100mm travel was standard.

Your rigid forks look a bit shorter so that might unslacken it a bit

Was on a group ride earlier this week and someone was on one of these purple CAADs. Looked awesome.

If your chain is anything like mine, any aesthetic impact of the oil slick finish will be lost after a ride or two anyway...

You need to add the little in line Bluetooth thing if it didn't come already installed.

Once it's installed you can add a di2 screen to your garmin which shows what gear you're in, battery levels etc. Can also use that to change shifting mode and other things. Kind of handy but I don't use it much tbh.

As well as using the buttons to move screens you can also set double click and long presses to do specific things eg start/stop the route, start a lap etc. Again sometimes useful to be able to do those things with both hands on the bars.

Overall I think its a useful addition, but the Bluetooth widget is expensive for what it is and it feels like it should be bundled with the system as standard instead of an add on

I found the ability to switch garmin screens with the extra buttons on top of the shifters to be super useful. Can switch screens when riding on bumpy roads or when rain is messing up the touchscreen. So could be worth leaving the d fly in and giving it a go?

Aero gainz - all the cool kids in the peloton are doing it.

A slightly less extreme inward angle can also be more comfortable depending on your wrists, bars, etc

I hope you don't mind a slight thread hijack but the information has been super helpful for a trip I'm planning in the summer and I wondered if I could draw on everyone's experience.

I'm doing the Duomo-Stelvio sportive in July from Milan to Stelvio. Its 230km and 3400m climbing so a decent day out. Unfortunately I'll need to head back to Milan pretty promptly rather than stick around. Was thinking about staying in Bormio then riding Gavia to Edolo the next day. Then if I've got the legs go over Passo Aprica to Tirano. That looks like 95km and 2000m climbing which feels doable.

Then either take the train back to Milan or ride back if I have enough time off.

Does all that sound vaguely sensible? Any better routes without adding too much extra climbing as think my legs will be quite toasted.

Stack is measured from the BB so it also depends on the BB drop. The Giant has 2mm less drop so 2mm of the lower stack comes from there. Not a huge amount but it all adds up!

Surly Cross Check - horizontal dropouts rather than track ends, but has big tyre clearance and cross geometry

Both very good reasons! Enjoy the bike. I've had a cross check for 15 years and counting and they are super versatile. Swiss army knife of bikes

Looks great and Crosschecks are brilliant commuters. Out of interest why go for the tensioners when they have horizontal dropouts for SS?