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quequotion on July 5, 2025 5:52 am Mods: Carbon replacements: seat, seatpost, handle bar, stem, stem cap, pedals* Additional hardware: Basket mount, basket, mudgards, long toe clips, gel seat cover, bottle opener, shameometer. Maintenance replacements: hand holds (uncounted), chain (twice), tires (thrice), tubes (uncounted), rear fender stay** Compliance: Headlight (pointed down) and taillight (LBS’s store-brand, lowest-bid, USB-A Li-ION). Bell (salvaged from another trashed bicycle). * Captain Stag “HiPAC CARBON”: I don’t think these are carbon *fibre*, so much as carbon *filler*. ** You may have [seen this before](https://www.reddit.com/r/bicycling/s/Jz0I7zdSra).
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Mods:
Carbon replacements:
seat, seatpost, handle bar, stem, stem cap, pedals*
Additional hardware:
Basket mount, basket, mudgards, long toe clips, gel seat cover, bottle opener, shameometer.
Maintenance replacements:
hand holds (uncounted), chain (twice), tires (thrice), tubes (uncounted), rear fender stay**
Compliance:
Headlight (pointed down) and taillight (LBS’s store-brand, lowest-bid, USB-A Li-ION).
Bell (salvaged from another trashed bicycle).
* Captain Stag “HiPAC CARBON”: I don’t think these are carbon *fibre*, so much as carbon *filler*.
** You may have [seen this before](https://www.reddit.com/r/bicycling/s/Jz0I7zdSra).