Update

I received the 2nd bike this morning. Purchased on Saturday, shipped on Monday and received it today. Very fast. They also sent a UPS paid shipping label to send back the wrong 1st bike they sent. So BD had done the right thing and not making me pay any shipping for the 1st bike.

This sizing is really tough. The 58cm is probably a tiny bit too big. Would probably have been off with a 56cm. This has been the toughest part of purchasing online.

I built the bike on my lunch hour. It was very easy. But completely worthless instructions. I know little about bikes but have a mechanical mind. So I was able to figure out everything. I have a really knowledgeable bike friend at work and he looked it over and told me I did not screw anything up. I also had him look into why the front wheel was making a rubbing sound. It was not the brakes or fork. He took the wheel off and on a couple of times and was able to make the rubbing noise go away. But it is not clear to me what was causing it.

The bike did not come with American Classic 420s like I expected but instead Ritchey Protocols. Have not gone through everything else to make sure it is there. Not sure how I feel about the difference in wheels.

I am really, really excited to take it for a spin this evening. It is really hot here so will need to wait until dusk.

BTW, I did weigh the bike. It was on a dial scale and my eyes are very bad reading the scale so I could be off by as much as 1 pound. I weighed myself without the bike and then holding the bike. It looked to be right at 15 pounds. This was without pedals, water bottle or reflectors. Will try to do a more scientific weighing this evening.