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Here is a picture of the bike in full glory
How can I describe it?
Yesterday when Rob and I went for a test ride I had to explaint it thus - "there is nothing to report, where my old frame was good but i had a few niggles, there are none with this"
Like my serotta it just fits, no wiggle factor required, just immediate good posture and comfort.
My bikes that were not custom fit were always like putting on someone elses shoes that are identical to your own but have been worn in by a different pair of feet. They feel right but a little wrong at the same time.
Velocio once described his custom bikes as if they were not really there and I have to agree. In the way that a nice piece of clothing fits you ok but you are ever so slightly conscious of it, a great fitting piece of clothing can barely feel like its there, its similar with the new bike, (though I did not want to give you the mental image of me riding nekkid).
Cornering is more assertive, the bike is less twitchy and when coming out of the saddle it has a subtle bit of spring, a bit like wearing a new pair of trainers.
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