I put together the bike a little earlier. I did not grease the headset, hubs, or bottom bracket yet. There did seem to be excess yellowish grease around the bottom and top of the headset though. The wheel hubs did not feel loose or wiggly. I also used 16mm velox rim tape on the rims. I'm not sure if it is wide enough though. The tire bead jack made installing the tires a snap. I wish I had one when I was a teenager.

I just took the bike for its first test ride. The last time I rode a drop bar bike was probably junior high school when it wasn't called middle school! Unexpectedly, I felt very stretched out for such a small bike. It's an odd feeling being so close to the front of the bike, like I might endo. And the seat is so close to the back of the bike, like I might wheelie all the time. I did neither.

I think I'll need some time to get a hang of the shifter location. I'm spoiled by trigger shifters

I ordered Dimension Urban Cruiser handlebars and tektro fl750 brake levers. I believe these brake levers use road style brake cables instead of the mountain bike style.