Eight weeks to go but, it's a holiday (for some of us in the US at least) so I figured I'd throw my planned setup out there for all you wise and experienced STers to critique.
Since my road bike is not really an option (2014 Venge with old Zipp 404s with the bad brake tracks), I'm planning to ride my 2016 Boone 9 which has Aeolus 3 TLR D3 running tubeless (thinking Schwalbe pro one 28s). Current drive train is Ultegra 46/36 (with a Quarq Elsa) and 11-28 in the back. Other than gruppo, bike is set up about as light as can be.
Thoughts on this setup? I may swap out to a 11-32 on the cassette, just not an expert on Ultegra and whether I need to then run a longer cage derailleur. To the extent relevant, I will probably be about a 4.3 w/kg rider on race day, assuming I'm at 74-75ish kilos (need to lose about 3 kilos of winter weight before then). From what I've read, I think the extra gear in back could come in handy, especially late in the day on Double Peak.
Since my road bike is not really an option (2014 Venge with old Zipp 404s with the bad brake tracks), I'm planning to ride my 2016 Boone 9 which has Aeolus 3 TLR D3 running tubeless (thinking Schwalbe pro one 28s). Current drive train is Ultegra 46/36 (with a Quarq Elsa) and 11-28 in the back. Other than gruppo, bike is set up about as light as can be.
Thoughts on this setup? I may swap out to a 11-32 on the cassette, just not an expert on Ultegra and whether I need to then run a longer cage derailleur. To the extent relevant, I will probably be about a 4.3 w/kg rider on race day, assuming I'm at 74-75ish kilos (need to lose about 3 kilos of winter weight before then). From what I've read, I think the extra gear in back could come in handy, especially late in the day on Double Peak.