I finally got around to finishing my Redwood build. I had initially built
it up with parts swapped directly from an 80s touring frame with low-ish
trail and bars that were 40cm at brake hoods, and with a small front rack
and decaleur for carrying an Acorn tall rando bag. That setup just wasn't
Very nice, David. I too found Noodles unexciting on 2-3 bikes until I put a
pair of 42s (judging from the Redwood frame, I am a lot smaller than you)
on a Ram with a stem 1 cm longer than my usual 8s, this to accommodate the
sweepback, and very, very slight higher to accommodate the deeper drop
