Richard,
The new detail shots of Torla are really fantastic; a great bike just keeps getting better and better!
It surely is nice to see the progression over time, and your vision for it all is coming together nicely! Well done!
That little ping-bell mount looks so nice on the back of the steerer (handy, too), and I see you've taken such care in arranging the spacers "just so"; details count!
The saddle is a lovely thing, and it will be intriguing to see how the more natural-finish leather breaks-in and ages. I haven't seen one like yours after some use, so I am mightily interested to see how it comes out. My bet? It will look ever-better, and will age very gracefully after a long and youthful adolescence and adulthood. May it serve you well for many miles (it will!).
And...the bottles...! Very nice job! It surely is difficult (here on this side of the pond, anyway) to find an alloy bottle with the annular detent in just the right place for the bottle cage so it locks-in securely. The fuel bottle is in the best possible spot to avoid in-bag leaks and fumes, and it is great to hear the Click-Stand works so well. <nods> Yes, I too was unsure which mount would work best, and suspicioned one might be better than another depending on the segments chosen. I am still unsettled about depending on the "rubber" band for retention, so plan to modify the velcro-closed mount before much more time goes by. The consequences of a failure -- hovering as it is over the front wheel on my Sherpa -- are too horrible to contemplate or delay taking action.
Thanks very much for sharing "the latest", Richard. Torla's a true beauty, and you can be ever-so-proud!
Best,
Dan.
