Glad you like it. Like you I also had those early frustrations with Lynskey customer service, but once the bike was built up and complete I started to forget those frustrations pretty fast.

I am quite happy with my Backroad, but I have a fleet of bikes and ride many of them. While I am not as ecstatically happy with mine as you are with yours, it is not the fault of the Backroad, instead it is that I really like several of my bikes.

Plus of course, since the Backroad is sold as the frame and not a complete bike, no two Backroads will be the same. Thus each owner that has their own custom component selection based on the owners interests will also play a part in how much each owner likes it.