What a beautiful bike. Good choice.

That's the same bike I have, minus the biopace chainrings. My son wants to try a road bike, so I will let him have it in the spring.

First you want our opinion, then you want our advice? That's EXACTLY why we're here.

I see Phil has hoods, but those are very salvageable, would clean up just fine. Those hoods are available in red, too.

I think it's the hoods.