Here's the Royal X this weekend, reassembled about as close to stock as it's likely to get - unless I get a hornet in my helmet and decide to modify a SunTour Cyclone short cage to take a VXs cage to manage the 28T cog ... and I'm sure there's some cotton bar tape in this bike's near future. I rode it this weekend, including my first decently long ride all year, and I was shocked at how comfortable and familiar it is after all these years. The real surprise, though, is how well those wheels with compromised Normandy Luxe Comp hubs roll. About the fifth or sixth time I passed my riding buddy on a descent, I asked, "Now, why exactly did I stop using 27 in tires at 70 psi?" Love the Paselas! I was also continuously pleased with how well everything on this bike works, especially the Cyclone front derailleur but even the old 600 EX rear unit. By the end of Sunday evening's ride, the noisy front brake was audibly calmer and closer to normal. There are no words for how happy I am with this bike. It needs its own thread soon.