Skiing's been taking priority for a while. But the season is now getting underway, so last weekend put the new uprights on.

Fiddly. The rear and front wires pass through slots onto the ZOOM fittings, held in with little pins that drop out easily. The wires can get snagged on the slot edges if you're not careful. Moreover, the uprights are left and right, so you need two spares... or cut an extra slot in the side for the rear wire (so the upright can go on both sides). Since I needed to fit two since my replacement and new spare were black, and Franco had sent me two from the same side :-| I drilled/filed the new slot through the existing one. 

The old less bent upright straightened up OK, with me jumping gently on it... only a 1cm bend. Have to cut an extra slot in that one too, so it becomes an ambidextrous spare.

So far it has to be said that the ZOOM frame is nice but rather a lot of maintenance. Yes, it's probably low drag, but consider -ve points:

• expensive (uprights ~100 EUR each)
• front and back wires are sensitive where they pass through the slots on the uprights
• you have to disconnect the cables to replace an upright, several small parts involved (although no tools)
• they're heavier (I think)
• you can't fit wheels
• breaking your arms on the uprights in a crash seems a distinct possibility - they are tough

 In retrospect, probably I would say go for the FAST bar but skip the ZOOM frame. (Although if I hadn't then I would probably also think I should have).

Anyway, if you break an upright with any frequency, then I wouldn't go for this. But if you want the cool hi-tech, low drag, etc, fine. There's a bit more work involved, and you have to do some maintenance and keep a good check on the frame and the cables.

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