Thanks man! I appreciate your encouragement. I am around 250 and would probably be considered fit around 200. I'm hoping to get town to 225-ish and call it good. I sure would love to keep my Colnago around for a long time because it feels good. I had a Bianchi Martini Racing aluminum and I broke it below the top part of the headset almost immediately. Had the stem changed and I felt a snap the very next day. I have a hunch that the headset was overtightened, but it COULD be that I was too heavy for the bike, and/or the bike was worn out in that section of the frame. But just a few rides and I was hooked on the feel and the sexy Italian style of light aluminum racing frames, so I went after a better quality racing frame and now here we are. It never occurred to me before a few days ago and much paranoid web surfing that since professional racers are all medium-sized dudes, the bikes might just be trimmed down accordingly. But shouldn't a high performance racing bike be even tougher than a more average frame? I do figure that my Colnago is well-made because it cost a lot in its day and it's still here looking just about brand new. Thanks again for the feedback and let me know if you have any other thoughts about my big dude - Italian aluminum racing frame combo.