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Thanks. Team switched to Trek, so Emonda SLR Project One. I'll post it once I get a proper photo.

Had this for two years with different setups, but I really enjoyed this last one. Just a simple, proper bike. New owner picked it up yesterday.

That Rock Lobster is just a couple of Thomson bits away from winning all the things.

Wow, never even seen the Fabric saddles in Norway. I'll keep your tips in mind, thanks.

Paselas feels good so far, will see how they hold up before i recommend them.

It's a Felt Breed sscx. Rattle-canned a few years back.

Changed bars from drops which made room for a basket on the beater.

Fitted fenders and rear rack today.

Also, after a little time on it, I've figured I don't like the saddle. Anybody have suggestions for a replacement (not Brooks)? I'm looking for a saddle that works with and without bibs. My other preferred saddles are Arione for the road bike and Turbo on the commuter.

The stem currently on is 70mm 2deg, no spacers. Hope to get the Thomson stem tomorrow before the post office closes for easter. Ordered 80mm 10deg. So far it feels good, but we'll see once I get some proper hours in.

Picked up the bottle cages and went for a spin today. I've been ill for quite a while which pretty much ended my racing season before it began. That means more time for touring, but for now my body only tolerate short spins, so we went to a café in the woods outside Oslo. Found a Moomin enamel mug there and picked it up. Also rattle-canned the fenders ghetto style. I usually prefer doing paint and stuff a little more quality-controlled, but I'm not really sure about them so I painted them to get them fitted and see if I like them. Turned out decent enough.

Nelson is class!

@Agatee Thanks!

Incoming:

The ring looks good. Alone. In a studio setting.

Love this bike. Custom panniers is pretty hot.

Yep, should be the AWOL version of the Phenom Gel.

Wow. Looking forward to see the build!

Looks fun!

I'm sure you're right @edscoble. The plan is to get a 10 degree stem when I know what length I want. Should give me enough stack height options with flipping it +- the spacer.

Found this top cap collecting dust. Cockpit hipster score +1.

@sykodrama Cool! Tape is from eBay, just search for it.

Thanks. Into the woods is pretty much the plan!

And here we are. Have to rattle can the fenders before I mount them. They need some work to get them properly fitted too, so I'll do it when I have time.

Still a way to go before it's ready, but I'm happy with the way things are going. Looking forward to the first long rides.

Decided on pedals too, and they had them in stock at my lbs. Makes it versatile and more comfortable when I want to take it on shorter spins.

And we're getting to present date. This weekend the weather here was great, so to try the bike I loaded up the panniers with random stuff to feel how it rides with weight. And I like it. Super steady, easy to handle.

Went to my lbs and picked up some Globe fenders I had ordered. Also cut the steerer down a bit (it's still very awkward to have no drop, but comfy). Swapped that awful adjustable Specialized stem that came with the bike with something they had laying around. It's actually carbon, which makes the slowest of my six bikes the only one with a crabon stem. With time I plan to get a Thomson for it, but I'll wait a bit so I know I get the right angle and length.

Sorry for spamming, just getting up to date.

Another activity to steal a few hours was finding the right tires. I had some Specialized fatboys coming my way at the lbs, but at 45c it was really hard finding nice fenders for them. So I skipped those and landed on the Panaracer Pasela 35c. They should do okay on fine gravel roads, and I'll keep the 42c Triggers that came with the bike for rougher stuff. It was actually really hard to find the Paselas, but eventually I came over BikePlus in London that shipped to Norway – £35 incl shipping – sweet deal!

Also, you might not see the handlebars, that's because they're wrapped in camo-tape. £10 shipped.

Got all the stuff home. Mounting of the Tubus Nova took a couple of minutes, didn't need to pull out any tricks or hardware that didn't come in the box.