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Thanks guys :)
Took her out for about 3 hours this morning/afternoon on a variety of different surfaces and i completely understand (expected) what you are all getting at with the tubs.
Ive got Panasonic Panaracer Rapide 150's on it at the moment (they're fucking tiny - 18mm across) and every single bump can be felt. Some road surfaces i was honestly quite scared on.
This is the first time ive ridden a decent bike in England, on English roads (i lived in Basel, Switzerland for 3 years previously and was spoilt rotten with super-smooth roads and a super bike friendly city) and i really didn't know what to expect.
The roads were shit.
The bike however, is absolutely incredible. As soon as i hit a smooth bit of tarmac and felt confident enough to really give it some beans, wow, that gearing is incredible and its almost frightening when your in the drops, but fuck it was exhilarating!
Actually relatively pleasant pootling around town aswell!