Thanks for the kind words. I have riding gloves so the tape didn't bother me as much. I like the fact its completely original. The Velcro bottle holder is neat but I don't have a bottle for it so that's going to be replaced with a couple cages. I set the seat to the right height and the guy at the LBS set the bars a little higher so I can get used to the drop bars then eventually I can bring them back down. The bike itself was fairly comfortable. I need to put a few more miles on it to figure out my next move but so far I am enjoying it. This weekend my wife and I are going to hit the MUP and see if we can hit 10 miles. A little at a time.