Originally Posted by amorrow
why bar-end or downtube shifters? Integrated shifting is a gift from the gods. Embrace it.
It was an accommodation to the midge bar, which I am really curious about. With it's short drop and wide flare, I wasn't sure STI would operate smoothly on them.
Originally Posted by amorrow
Also, I'd exchage the ritchey cross tires for some good touring tires with a tread pattern, but no knobbies.
Yeah, at first I had Panaracer Pasela TG on there. It will probably boil down to what's on sale or what my mood is when I buy the tires.
Originally Posted by amorrow
Finally, if you're not racing, you might consider mini v-brakes....supposedly easier to set up and adjust.
Thanks, I'll check them out.
Originally Posted by dzinehaus
Any reason why you went the short cage instead of the long cage derailleur?
I assumed it was best to not go with any more cage than the minimum needed based on the capacities. I also have it in my head that shorter cage will result in crisper shifting, but that may just be a hallucination caused by a chimichanga I ate at a street fair once.