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@anidel
now that I commute for an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening I am really appreciating this frame !
It's really sprinty when I ask it to and very comfy when I sit on the saddle and pedal along.
It starts quickly, even if it flexes under the load of my legs pushing. I leave plenty of new bikes behind at the lights.
I do usually keep my gear ration (i.e. even on longer stretches of road I rarely change) so some do pass me there, but it's mostly because they can quickly change to a quicker ratio, not because of the frame (well, might be a little :)
Anyway, for the way I ride, this Mistral is proving perfect albeit a bit, of course, heavy due to the rack and mudguards (plus lock and panniers)