Originally Posted by Wavshrdr
M&M - I hope you like your VIIIH as much as most of us do. I think it took 3 days shipping for my DT to reach me and I am about as far away from Yan as you are. The VIIIH's sold out almost immediately. If you really wanted a bike before the 12th I could send you mine. ;-) Maybe Yan could do something nice for me like send a Mini to ride until more came in. Honestly it would be great exposure for him if he could get one to you before then. I am semi-serious about donating mine to the cause if need be.
Regardless of what happens you will probably want to change the gearing a bit if you have any steep hills or you need to get your bicycle legs in shape.
Wav, You're very kind to offer up you VIIIH for the cause but I'm not sure you could really part with it from the sounds of your latest update to your earlier review. I can't wait to try it out for myself. Even though we live in a fairly level area, I bought this to take with when we travel so I will be reading very closely yours and others changes to the gearing and may make that my winter project. I will also most likely be changing out the grips on the handlebars, I don't want to have a great ride ruined by numb hands. Is this like changing out the grip on a golf club or more involved and better left to LBS? A quick primer would help if you think it's something I could do.
Thanks again for your insightful reviews and options for upgrading.