Just made a few changes to my bike. The original headset was replaced with a Cane Creek S3 and the tires were replaced with Conti 32c Top Contacts. Also picked up some Deda green handlebar tape that looks pretty good. The 32c Top Contacts are significantly narrower that the 32c Michelin City tires I had on before but are just about perfect for my needs

While I had the wheels off to swap the tires I noticed the bearings in both the front and rear wheels had started to get very rough. I'm a little surprised by this as I had the wheels off about 200 miles ago and didn't notice any change since new. I have had a couple wet rides since then, and have spent about 75 miles on gravel roads, but nothing too extreme. Anyway, a set of 4 Phil Wood replacement bearings are on their way to solve this problem and hopefully eliminate any future issues.

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