Originally Posted by repechage

Welcome to the intensity. Great color, I would always have fresh white tape on that one.
Consider rotating the bars back. And figure out why the saddle is required to be in a nose dive. The way it is set up would cause me endless arm effort and induce me into using too big a gear.

I would consider a better crank set, in this case 105 series or better, 600, Ultegra....
Toss all the parts and go Campagnolo... But I am a Campagnolo Man.