Thanks for the reply. He did RAAM on a two person team and just last weekend did Furnace Creek 508 on a fixed gear. I do the double centuries and some of the hillier century rides, like the Planet Ultra King of the Mountain series. We both love to climb and I want to get out there climbing on this thing as soon as possible so we don't just get accustomed to the fast flats along the coast and drag our heels in hauling it out climb on it. Our fitness levels are mismatched...I'm not nearly as fast/strong as he is, but at least this way he can't drop me.
<~~~only half kidding...he always comes back to get me.
Soul crushing speed...those are the words I like to hear!!
We're taking it out for the first ride as soon as he gets home!