50 miles later, this may be an unrealistic goal. The vinyl on the seat split today, so a seat is now a necessity, lest I continue to shoot plumes of disintegrated foam rubber into the air.

This morning, on the way to work, I noticed that at sufficient speed and load, there is now a slight grinding in the pedals -- I'm guessing bearings in the bottom bracket. So, I guess I'm in for a BB rebuild this weekend.

My wife asked me if I should just get a different bike.