I just took mine on a shake down overnighter - fully loaded with extra stuff to simulate a week trek. I was truly impressed with the handling and how well it carried the load. Standing up and mashing - GREAT! Cruising down a hill at 27 mph - GREAT!
Mine is equipped with XT components (brakes, FD, RD, hubs) and coda 44-29 crank, ultegra bar ends, and sram 11-32 cassette. Will be on the GAP and C&O This Sunday.
Here are couple of pics - I have since added a black B-17 and corrected the front rack.

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http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...e/IMG_0393.jpg