I've been riding the bike commuting during weekdays and my odometer is at about 700km. It has started to rain here so I have been through a few showers on the way to and from.

I had the bike in for a tune up as I was experiencing chain rub in the highest 3 gears. There is a bit of rub in cross chained gears now but it is quite alright. The black paint on the rim where the brakes clamp has rubbed off, leaving a silver surface.

Wheels have remained true since day 1 and I've had good control and traction on the ground. The rear derailleur or the rear cassette 'clicks' when the chain is moving. This drives me a bit nuts as I haven't been able to isolate the issue but it may be that the chain is touching the the metal chain guards/guides on the rear derailleur that hold those 2 little sprockets. Any advice on how to open these a bit so they aren't close enough to rub?

The braking power of the bike is marginal. It does brake ok when dry but now that it is wetter, I am not that confident in the stopping power. I am looking at some new brake pads like kool stop salmons or aztec2 to see if these will improve performance. Any idea which model of kool stop would fit my bike?

Shifting is quick and snappy. Sometimes when I pedal backwards, the rear derailleur shifts several gears. Not sure what is going on there.

Other than braking which may be improved by new pads and the clicking which I hope to cure, everything has been going quite well and I am very happy with the bike.

I have purchased pd a520 clip less pedals and some shimano Mtb shoes which have worked out well. I have some rain gear coming in the mail hopefully tomorrow. The fenders have been great in the rain and they don't rattle or rub the wheel. The rack is great, there is no heel strike and the nashbar panniers are fully waterproof.

The saddle is ok, there may be something better out there but I have gotten used to this one for now. Not the best, not the worst.