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I did a mock up pretty early on and any bigger would require larger fenders and they would need to be cut to fit the chainstays. Maybe something to look into later on if I don't like how it rides with the 30's.

It's a Sakae MTB stem which would have the desired angle but once it arrived it became apparent that it wasn't going to work without some modifications.
The clamp was 25.4 and the clamping area was too wide to get it around the bends in the nitto bars.
I also picked up a rear hub that needed modifying as well.

Decided on a more modern build than what the frame originally came with. I had a bunch of stuff in the parts bin which drove this, as well as the fact that I will probably ride it more with a slightly newer groupset.
The parts i had that were earmarked for this bike are as follows.

• White industries vbc cranks and Phil wood bottom bracket.
  
• GB 40mm fenders.
  
• Grand Bois 30mm extra light tyres.
  The frame was originally for 27inch wheels so 700c 30 with fenders should work nicely.
  
• Velo orange front rack that I picked up second hand that had been modified by kumo cycles to mount a dynamo light.
  
• Schmidt son edelux front light.
  
• son 28 hub laced to h plus son archetype rim. I also had a spare archetype rim so just needed to find a rear hub.
  
• ultegra ten speed shifters.
  
• 7800 ten speed dura ace derailleurs.
  
• UBI stem that I liked the angle of but really wasn't a fan of the finish. So I found this stem that I thought could be like a poor man's Rene herse.
  

Picked this frame up off a friend about 8 years ago and has been a slow build ever since but I think 2021 will be the year I finally get it rolling.
Most of the pro tour's came with canti mounts but for about 3 or so years they came with braze on centre pulls, this is one of them.
Over the next few days I'll upload what I've done so far (mostly done over the last year) and what I intend to do to get the project finished. Mainly so I can keep a record of it all.

I need to trim the brake hoses, but I've been saying that for about 5 years now.

Just removed the handlebar bracket and bolted directly to the cetma rack. Needed a spacer I think.

Not sure if belongs here but, my old work bike.

Hi, this is mine. Frame is a Surly LHT with a Clydesdale fork. Ekit is bbso2 sold through https://lekkie.bike/ They do a bunch of upgrades like narrow wide chainring that also fixes the chainline issue and offset cranks that correct q factor. Also a much nicer controller.
I had never really seriously considered an ebike until I moved back to Wellington, New Zealand but everyone rides them here. It makes a lot of sense with the hills and wind.
I've had it set up with the ekit for about a month and can say that it's an absolute game changer. Will now happily go for a blast on the MTB after a day doing courier work.
One nice thing about NZ is that they don't have speed cut offs for ebikes, only motor power output. I think the idea is so that people actually see it as an alternative form of transport to the car or bus.