The 30mm spacers fitted fine, no other mods required and at around £26 on ebay a good value pound per improvement mod'. I could tell that this was just about the limit with stock cables & hoses, you may (if you can find any) get away with 35mm spacers ? My knee is still throbbing and I'm keeping it strapped up and elevated as much as possible, I'm confident I'll be OK for June though. I've just heard one of my work colleagues dropped his GS at the weekend and has wrenched his back picking it up. He's due to leave for a three week tour on Friday and is still in agony, not good. He missed his trip last year too due to a prolapsed disc which has just healed earlier this year, not good. I'll pM you nearer the date so we can arrange a rendezvous point for a spin up the Splugen (or just a coffee). Have you made those new hips your's yet Ford ?