>>1453962the point was to put the short cage on the black LX derailleur, not the long cage on the 600 - that was just for shiggles for the photo (also if i cared, i'd just take off the cage stop screw because the derailleur doesn't need it once the chain is on)
and why? because I wanted the rear derailleur to match the LX front derailleur, brakes, and crankset but also liked the aèro cage on the 600 derailleur and didn't need the chainwrap of the long cage. and because I could, because fuck you
there are a few other deep, deep bike dork details on this bike. here, have another photo of silly bullshit on this bike: vbrake noodles on the shift cable exits so the basket contents don't foul on the cables.
>>1453972because why not? because fuck you. because these were the dumbest hipster ultrawide drops you could buy at the time, 675mm at the tips. And yeah, i'm in the drops a lot. look at how fuckin' high the bars are, do you think i put them up their so I *couldn't* get comfy in the drop?
>>1453965>>1453981for some reason this bike never fails to inspire people to write competing dissertations on the nature of aesthetics and it never ceases to be weird
