Clearaudio universal tonearm re-wire.

@mijostyn I am getting a Moots Vamoots RCS, SRAM Red AXS 46/33 x 10-33, Zip 353 NSW wheels. I'll run 32mm tires tubeless.

I ride gravel, a '18 Salsa Warbird Carbon with a Lauf fork, Shimano GRX Di2 38T x 10-42, and Easton gravel wheels tubeless with WTB Raddler 44mm tires.

I also ride single-speed (42 x 16), a custom built All-City Nature Boy. My 60th birthday fell on the day of Copper Triangle 2018. I trained for a year and did that event on it regeared to 42 x 21. 80 miles, four climbs up mountain passes for a total 6300' elevation gain, all at 8000-11,500' elevation. I finished...what a birthday to remember.

Good luck with your knee and shoulder. I had four broken ribs, a broken foot, and a torn up knee (among other things). I still have knee pain, but it doesn't hurt to ride, so I am getting back in shape for that.

If people want to use their phone while driving I suggest they they get a $1M Umbrella Policy to protect their assets. Otherwise, I'm happy to take it away from them. I have an excellent personal injury trial lawyer, and I ride with cameras to show juries what happened.

mijostyn

VAS rewired the arm using his favorite tonearm wire. Don't ask me what it is, he showed me a 1000 ft spool of it.

And converted it to a VPI Mini-Din connector, 

FAR easier to disconnect and move the arm board

@dwette ,

Great birthday ride. We have the yearly Kancamagus Highway ride which circles through four notches, 80 miles 5300 feet of climbing, but I am not about to do it with one gear! I will not be able to do it this year. 

I am a Campagnolo guy. When I was a kid I drooled over a Raleigh Professional full Campy. Back then everything else was junk. So, I has Campy on the brain from a young age. Once I had money I always used Super Record. We laughed a SRAM in the beginning but they have come a long way and are very creative while Campy has failed to innovate and is always playing catch up. It is still really nicely made stuff and IMHO the wheels are the best. Campys freehub is whisper quiet. I'd rather hear my tires sing on the downhills. I have never been able to bend a rim or pop a spoke on a Campy wheel. Remember the days we use to shove extra spokes up the handlebars? The other thing is Momag. Campy (Fulcrum) tubeless rims have no spoke holes in them = no rim tape. They hold air much better once the tire seals. I use Orange Seal by the way. It is the best I have ever used. I have another set of wheels with Hutchinson Sector 32's on them buy I am so comfortable on the other wheels I hardly ever use them. Right now I am riding a standard 50/34  11-34  about the same gearing as you. I do not like the one-by's. Too big a jump between gears. 

Have you ever done any tours through Europe?

@mijostyn I have not toured in Europe. It’s on my bucket list. Maybe I’ll do a Trek Tour. I have heard good things about that.

SRAM and Shimano electronic drivetrains work great for me. No one around here uses Campy on new bikes, and I think it’s an expensive proposition to do so.

I rode 7500 miles on my last Moots with SRAM Force AXS electronic and it worked brilliantly. That’s why I am continuing on with Red AXS, a bit of an upgrade.

Agree on using Orange sealant. That’s all I use, and all our bikes (wife’s included) run tubeless. I have not used a tube for any reason in the last 25,000 miles of cycling. I also run liners now too, and don’t even bother carrying a spare tube anymore (except on longer unsupported gravel events).

@dwette 

Great minds think alike.