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I'm inclined to agree, now that the bike's finished (for now) and I can see it other than on a bike stand. I'll probably get some Praxis rings unless anyone's got any better suggestions for black compact 50/34t chainrings. The existing ones really are a bit too shiny.
That's at the top of the Tres Cimes de Lavaredo climb on the last day of my holiday in the Dolomites. The Chair worked perfectly (after a bit of Ui2 fine tuning) apart from the front derailleur which stopped working entirely one day. However, it turned out that this was the result of the connector to the front shifter having come loose, so it was an easy fix. Other than that (and a broken wire in transit on the way out) it worked very well, apart from an odd clicking noise from the rear wheel which I'm going to have to investigate.
It's not quite as stiff as I'd anticipated, although I think that's more the wheels than the frame. It's certainly fast in a straight line, but I did have a few interesting moments at speeds in cross winds due to the Zipps. Maybe I need some lower profile wheels for the mountains. Maybe some 202s would do the job rather nicely...