Well I took it out this morning for 10 miles after doing a real ride of 31 miles on my PDG Series Paramount. The bike performed perfectly. Far from the gummed up, shifting not working, front wheel missing bike I bought last weekend. Today it felt like a brand new bike under me. Shifting was flawless with a light action, brakes strong, ride smooth and responsive. Tomorrow I'll take it out for a proper ride and see how it really does. At times I could tell I was running the smaller, higher pressure tires. I'll reserve finally judgement for this one until after I get the new, lighter wheels on it with my usual GP 4000s II 700 x 25 tires.

The only adjustment I made was the tilt of the bars. I had it all wrong at first but adjusted after the first 3 miles. I also think the stem can be lowered a bit. I'll do that sometime before tomorrow's ride.




At the end of the test ride