I agree on the smooth vs segmented vs hammered fenders. Problem is that the $60 for the VO stuff was already pushing what I wanted to spend for fenders.

Anyways, it's starting to look more like a bike now!



The Weinmann levers I bought to go along with the centerpulls had too small of a clamp to fit on the GB (England) rando bars, so for now, I'm going with the spare RX100 levers I had lying around. I'm a little concerned they won't pull enough cable, but if they do work out, they'll be more comfortable than non-aero levers.





At this point, the aesthetes are likely pulling out their hair at all of the mismatching gray parts. I didn't realize at first how badly the beige-ish 1056 parts would clash with the purer silver of the 1050 crankset and Sugino big ring. Time will tell if it bugs me enough to change.

A note on my gearing scheme: the crankset is 48/39 with a 13-28T cassette, for an overall range of 37 to 97 gear-inches. I compromised on the top end because I don't need particularly tall gears for the riding I do, and this will allow me to spend the vast majority of my time in the big ring and the middle of the cassette.