One of the reasons being i wanted a bike which was more aggressive because i go out on rides often with a friend of mine and we ride pretty hard and the bike i have now just IS NOT cutting it. lax geo, low bb, i pedal scrape quite often as well. I will also be building up a second wheelset anyway so ill probably have two bikes in the end so this build may or may not be a 24/7 ride. So for super long rides i wont be to worried because ill have a second bike to ride and at the moment i have a 8 to 10 mile ride each way from work depending on how i go and im only on the bike for about 20 minutes each way anywhow.
oh and my schwinn ways like 24 pounds :|


I do appreciate the advice thats been given so far.