so my dad's super excited, and will be stopping by the shop to get sized up tommorow. He's a little hesitant about riding it to the office from the bike shop (about 7 miles) through traffic as his first fixed gear ride, so I'll be doing the honors for him. Man, if it weren't for the fact that I found out how much my pink phils / open pro / black spokes / radial laced wheels are gonna cost me, I'd be too psyched right now. Instead I'm pretty psyched, but kicking myself for getting into a ramen only situation for the next month or two.