Given what the average bike looks like, I think you get looks on this thing no matter what your size. It's so outside of most people's experience; the bike has already garnered more comments than some of the serious vintage stuff I own. And I own some serious stuff. I think it is certainly tweakable to fit. It is a bit more upright than most of my roadies, given the short top tube; but it is not to dissimilar to a bike I really really love, a mid seventies Peugeot UO8. The Pug has a shorter top tube than some of my more aggressive roadies; it's a comfortable bike to ride and a nice cross between speed and comfort. If anything, the Nano feels quicker.

One pleasant surprise is this: I was worried about my trackstand on this bike; I thought the smaller wheels would somehow wreak havoc with it. They don't; it is as easy to trackstand as any of my other bikes.

I really like the thing. To be blunt, if it were available in a slightly larger frame size, I'd buy that instead. But it is a bargain; the Soma mini velo is almost a thousand dollars more, even if it available in 55cm. It's fun to wrench on, tweak, and upgrade, not to mention ride.

It's three hundred bucks. Who knows if they'll make another lot. It's no longer available in the bigger size in orange (I know because I tried; orange was my first choice, but I'm really happy with the black). You can prolly tweak it to fit. I've had to play with the saddle position; my initial though was it should be back, but I've since moved it up some. I also still want to get rid of the post; it looks frail and I'm about 180. It will, however, be gone this weekend, replaced by a (black) Origin 8 post.

The last three bikes I've built-- the Waterford, the Serotta trackie, and the Nano, are all a blast to ride. What could be better?