Very nice bicycle and I understand the yearning for a first ride thing. As a winter dweller in Thunder Bay, Canada, I go through this all the time(well, only in the winter, if you get my drift - pardon the pun). When I complete a bicycle in mid winter these days, I put it into a trainer and ride it for a short while anyway. This allows me to test shifting better than I could in the work stand. It also allows me an opportunity to expedite fitting the bicycle for my body size. And it adds just a little bit extra to the power of the yearn that you are expressing and experiencing at the moment. And you might even want to do it a few times as you get to know the bike.

By the way, how did you get there? No tracks? Were you air lifted into place. Where I live, that would be bloody cold with bare hands and no hat.