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As a data point for anyone else, it could be tires as well. Setting up some super thin/supple Bontrager Barbegazi's tubless on the Mulefuts was one of the most challenging bike-related tasks I've ever done. Yet, a stiffer casing Bontrager Gnarwhal just popped and set the beads no problem.

I wish I knew about those bars on Bike24 a few weeks ago when I was buying my Ice Spiker tires... that 20 Euro shipping hurts a little bit knowing I could've combined items.

I agree with your comment about the SQLab bars; I'm a tall rider with broad shoulders, so the angle created by the sweep doesn't really match up with my arms in the 780-810mm bar length range. Definitely noticed the extra pressure on the outside of my palms, tried playing with bar roll a bit, but no dice. For sale soon; 30x 12 degree bars haha

"Get rid of those Ardents" - I love that in the call to action to run what ya brung, this remains as a specific, concrete action.

This is a thought experiment I didn't end up following through on... my Lyne components bottle cage angle adapter to allow two verticalish bottles, with the cardboard mockup to plan out making my own frame bag. Or skipping the bag and having a third bottle (XL frame tall person problems! hahahaha)

Yup, the base rail is similar to a wolftooth B rad Rail, with slotted nuts you can adjust placement of the Cage / fidlock base. The angled piece has holes only, no slotted adjustment for the bottle that sits closer to vertical.

It comes with regular plastic cages, but they really should be side load cages . These are the Spec Zee cage, no complaints.

Can't wait to see that piece, I love nerding out with bottle setups. My FS is an XL frame so it fits two 600mL bottles using Lyne Components' Holy Rail angle mount adapter thing. I don't have a photo with bottles loaded, but they're about a cm from any point of contact.

Thanks for the clarification, your above photo does a good job of highlighting it. Point taken regarding the usefulness, I see an inch or so of exposed post on Rob's bike, so I assume even his frame size has still limited his dropper length. I've always been surprised with the advent of droppers that some sort of "external" boss wasn't developed for use on seat tubes.

Regarding the "second set of bottle bosses on the seat tube" line in the article, mentioned twice... from what I'm seeing in the photos, are there not bosses on the seat tube already?