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well, they're pretty much the kind of people who rather deal with customer via phone than internet! but yeah they were good, and even thought the frame are OTP, it's a really nice ride with a good mixture of road/track, not too stiff like a track, but neither relaxed like a road. However go for the mercian route, their Super Vigorelli start at £500, which mean you'll have enough money left over for says, chrome on lug, fancy lug, etc.
Another thing is, you definitely should considered a CycleFit, that's the best way to get the best performance and comfort out of riding your bike, you should feel like you can ride indefinitely, until your body scream for sleep, water and food, as not everyone is the same, some people have slighty longer chest, shorter legs, long arm, wider shoulder etc.
That how I found out a 58cm frame with a 57cm seat tube frame size is the perfect fit for me, and consequently the new bike end up feeling really comfortable, fast and feel like I can do hundreds of miles on it.
About deep V wheels, it's more of a personal opinion really, if you like to have deep v rims, by all mean go for it, but it'll be slightly heavier, on windy day (when it's really bad) you'll notice that it's a little hard to keep the bike straight etc.