off on the bike this morning to adjust and bed in the brake pads.
bike fits nice, 23" frame feels....big. higher standover (86 vs. 84)
than my 23" bmc 26", shorter TT (57 vs. 60).

nice to get back to a solid (inferior) steel frame, but the thinner
tubing still looks strange.

final build weight about 39 pounds with both racks and fenders
vs the 36 pound alu frame with similar build, but lighter saddle
and rear rack.

rode about 25km through the countryside, couple minor points.

1. lklm put a brushed aluminum nameplate on the right chain
stay (matches the head tube badge) that gets in the way of
a chain protector.

2. the cable mounting clip thingie is too close to the upper
seat stay mounting bolt.

3. the dropout is a wee tiny bit too short. derailler functions
properly, but is too close to the axle. gotta remove the
skewer nut to drop the wheel.

maybe could look at different brand skewer nutses, or maybe
ground mine down a bit, or perhaps even file a bit of material
off the lower lip of the dropout.....or just ignore it.

overall, not bad for a $90 steel frameset.