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@Velocio
I got my Serotta all cleaned up yesterday as I had to put my car into service near Reigate and it was a good excuse to carry the bike down there, drop the car off, cycle back, have lunch, cycling back to Reigate, and then drive home.
Basically, any excuse to blast back and forth with no real reason (I could've and probably should've holed myself up in a cafe and got some work done).
Why I own any other bikes is beyond me.
My Serotta is perfect. It's sublime. It's never an effort, it's always a joy. Any back pain or knee pain vanishes, and how it handles continues to impress me. Now that it's clean it even looks fantastic, way better than the original photos I took of the bike.
I don't think there is much in the world that beats a light bespoke road bike. Not that I can recommend the price tag of a Serotta, but I want to whole-heartedly repeat my recommendation for Phil at Cycle Fit for creating this bike. More than Serotta who made it a reality, Phil was instrumental in understanding me better than I do and in translating that into the geometry of this bike. I've since owned 3 bikes with the same "fit" but not his geometry (trail, rake, etc), none of them compare.
If anyone is going custom, I wouldn't hesitate to bang the drum for Phil. Honestly, this bike is beyond perfect, and it really all comes down to the way it feels and handles.