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Chas.,
Thanks so much for your detailed and helpful reply. Much appreciated!
I'm experienced in the arcane arts of French threading and metric tubing, equipped with a proper Stronglight crank puller to boot!
Interesting note about the Maxi-Prestige RD. I did notice and was surprised by the large FW range. Glad to have that 30t capacity in these parts.
You're right about the saddle. It looks worse in person. I've managed to bring some life back to other Ideale saddles, so we'll see if I can salvage this one.
I pulled the stem and saw no signs of cracking. Good thing, because it's a neat stem with a cool window revealing an AVA logo on the bars.
Thanks again.
-Cheers, Randy