Okay, final update... I've gotten the bike tweaked out as much as I want to. Had some more hand-me-downs and picked up a couple of pieces off ebay. In general I was trying to reduce weight to a practical limit. A secondary goal was to optimize the utility of the bike and convert to some slightly more reliable components.

In this picture you can see the carbon fork which was transferred from my Ti cyclocross bike. I also build a wheelset for the first time. These are XT M8000 hubs with DT 460 rims.

Upgraded the rear derailleur to an Ultegra 9-speed standard cage since I removed the front derailleur and didn't need the extra takeup of the long cage. Switched to XT cranks, external bearing BB, and an HG chain. One note is that I have no idea how they got the original BB in there. No matter what I tried, I could not thread the new BB in straight. I had to chase the threads with a BB threading tool and then it went in perfectly.

First ride this morning just in time for the NYC snow. It's good to be back on the bike. I was hit by a car in October which kept me off the bike for a while... Hopefully will be back for the rest of the year with a few less accidents.

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