Thnx for the input.
I have just been playing with this colour combo, no real fan of this corktape myself as the colour turned out is to light compared to the rest and it is to newish for this bike indeed.
I had also seen that Celeste Newbaums indeed as a good altenative.
As soon as I find a reasonable way of getting it to Europe (probably when one of my friends make the trip from *******) I will certainly look for an upgrade, no hurry as it is not readily available in Europe apparently.

The cage is yet to be decided. I actually like it but I see your point Mel.

I am not quite ready with it anyway as I thought the ride felt unstable compared to the blue Rih's i have/had for instance.

As a first test I will try it out with another set of wheels to see if that makes the difference.