well, unfortunately (in a way), this C'dale is way too small for me. I picked it up because 1. it was relatively inexpensive, 2. I thought the Campy group would be nice to use to rebuild one of the cool steel bikes I have on deck to rebuild as around-town roadies (an '80s Torpado, late '80s/early '90s Fondriest, etc.) & 3. because I always have people who ask me to find them a nice but small road bike so I figured i could build it back with a respectable Shimano group (which most people would probably prefer vs. trying to find "obsolete" Campy stuff) and it would be used.

You touch on a great point however - I am incredibly lucky to have the awesome foothills & then Smoky Mtn terrain at my back door!