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Josh
Just took this on its first outing, a nice 15 mile loop to go see my mother.
First impressions:
As expected, the gearing is too high (48/32 - 11/32) so I have ordered a 42t chain ring to sort that out.
There is some dragging on the drivetrain somewhere that's making it a bit hard to roll/pedal and I'm getting some chain suck.
The position is nearly there, I need to sort the cockpit out... I'm thinking saddle back and nose up a little as I keep on sliding forward. Hood's need to come up a touch too.
The rack is coming off as I've built something up that will require rack and basket for commuting.
Overall its a nice feeling bike but there is some work to do to make it a little nicer.