First ride today after adding an old tube & speedo battery I had laying around. 5 miles. It works. Barcons are too stiff, but the shifting works. FD needs the cable a drop looser, it rubs when in low gear. I can apply lots of pressure on brakes but they don't stop well, pads probably dry. Tires somehow survived. I'm not used to the drop bar riding position, so was thankful for the turkey levers. Feels a bit small, but I can hopefully move the seat back an inch or 2.

That said. Fast bike. I tied 1 of my Strava PR's and was only 2 sec off another without really trying too hard, and without being able to shift effectively. I'm used to mountain bikes and hybrids with wide straight bars and index shifting.

Up up to $35 so far. And 5 miles.