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Right. had a good few long rides on this now, so forming a good impression of it...
Feels comfy to ride and I like the classic geometry, riding lightweight steel that feels sporty but soaks up road chatter. The new bars are actually ace and give a lot more comfort for hand positions...
Can't help but be a bit wary on descents though-mostly because i'm a bit unsure of the 'vintage' carbon forks and every time I hit a bump at speed I mildly crap it incase they explode, though I've hit potholes hard enough to put my front wheel out of true and it's help up fine. So, I'm pretty sure this is totally irrational, but how to solve beyond either replacing forks... part and parcel of riding an ex-team bike that's obviously taken a hammering during its working life I suppose.
So, considering re-building it as a full vintage with appropriate Dura Ace group and just riding it as a leisure/beater bike where it's not going to get as hammered, and putting this group on the schweet Olagnero and using that as my training/long distance bike. Last incarnation of Ola was envisaged with C-Rec Deltas/Seatpost and modern Campag grouppo, though this might be a bit towie for all concerned.
Or I should just shut my puss and keep riding the fucker until it either disintegrates or I feel more comfortable and keep Ola as the bauble bike.