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I enjoyed this video a lot, more so than the actual edit.

I think Swanee Ravonison’s frame (and bike) look pretty cool, and she seems pretty cool too.

I've been on flats for quite a few years now. I ride them on my gravelish bike too. They let me to move my foot farther forward than clips would usually ever allow. I'd say on 70% of my rides I think about clipping back in at least once. However, it's just a momentary thought to which I won't really listen to. I could use some new shoes though...

Loved this video.

In the past I have ridden several versions of the winged Ergon grips. I found them to be very comfortable on flats and uphills, but I felt that on the downhills my hands would sometimes feel like they were getting bucked forward. Maybe I could have rotated them back a bit, but then they might not have felt right on the flats/uphills anymore. Anyone else have this kind of experience?

I have only a single ride in on my new SQLab 12* bars and 10mm longer stem. I liked it a lot, but again the sample size is super limited. I'm using some Ergon GE1 grips until I dial in how I want my bars rotated (they may already be fine), and then I have a new pair of medium SQLab 711 push on grips to try. Looking forward to tying them out!

For this to be a truly outstanding customer experience, they would need a frame compatibility lookup tool.

You should check out this video as it has some good info about choosing the right sweep:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSD7AkY4Ycc

I hate staples.

It's too bad this topic isn't getting many comments. LOL!  I have (gasp) 4 clamps. I'd love a cleaner setup, but don't really feel the need to go out of my way to make it happen. However, the most frustrating thing about my 4 clamps if that I can't always get the thumb controls where I'd like them as far as reach goes. Any 2 clamp solution for me would probably require side-to-side reach adjustments too, because otherwise the controls might be closer than I'd like. With 4 clamps, they are sometimes a little too far. I guess I have tweener thumbs.