- i've put nearly 300 miles on the bike so far... a few things i've done/learned:

1. the rear taps on the dropouts are indeed 6mm... Lowes sells black 6mm hexhead bolts, $0.50 each, that work and look good... i put a spare black rack on the back...

2. once trued, the wheels stay trued... i'm a heavy rider and have gone through my share of bumps w/this bike - no problems

3. i was indeed able to scrape (and somewhat peel) off decals... i left the top tube and downtube decals on, but they're covered up w/recycle tubing wrapped around the tubes...

4. i took a Park DCW-4 wrench, drilled an extra hole, then bolted it under one of the two black water bottle cages (15mm nuts are in use on the front/rear hubs)

5. rear hub is Quando - mixed reports on the hub, but i don't abuse the bike and have had no problems

6. i did need to tighten one side of the cranks last week - just use an 8mm hex wrench

7. i use big, wide $15 platform peds w/studs - these... i figure the bike is heavy enough, so 590gm pedals don't mean much...

8. for some reason the front wheel whistles... yep, whistling spokes! the whistling has lessened as the bike has gotten dirtier and is now barely noticeable...

- don't know what color you got, but i like the yellow and black scheme... have a friend who thinks it looks pretty good... for some reason my workouts are faster w/this bike ('cause my legs want to do a normal cadence?), and my riding buddy cringes when he sees the bike...

:-)

- it is a heavy bike, but rides smoothly (love the 700x25s on this bike)... the cheap seat is also surprisingly comfortable - more so than a Selle Italia Titanium Gel saddle i have on another ride!