Here’s my bicycle right now… took quite a bit of work to get to this point. I decided the HED3 I had was too flashy and not needed for something on the street, so I sold it and got a H Plus Son rim built to a Phil Low Flange hub. Since I rode in the rain a few times previously, it made a couple things “click.” I had the bottom bracket retightened, and then I took off the pedals and chainring bolts to regrease them. This solved the clicking issue, but then my rear wheel started clicking not long after. I found out the spokes were getting detensioned, so I had the local bike shop fix that.

I had been riding on Riser bars for close to 2 years by now, and decided it was time to get drops a try. I picked up some 39CM Nitto B123AAs, but didn’t like how my old stem pointed so far upward. So I had to buy the exact same stem, but at a steeper drop (15 degrees). Then I decided to lower down the stem on the steerer tube, so I got that chopped down as well. It was a long journey with this new frame, but finally it’s at a satisfactory point and rides excellent.