Right before my 10-minute fitting.
Moved the saddle back a bit, and made one small adjustment to the bars. Rode around near the shop for a few minutes, and I'm kinda really shocked on how perfect the fit is, as well as how smooth it is. It feels like my Calfee with ride. I get noticeable vibrations with the Gunnar steel fork. No so with this bike. I managed to get in a nine-mile ride on A1A before the thunder and lightning scared me back in. I had to do my version of a sprint to make it back home, and actually managed three miles at 25 mph in a headwind (note to self: cardio conditioning needs massive improvement). I made it to the end of my street right before it started storming. The whole house is shaking right now.
Though I need to obviously get in more miles to know anything, what jumps out is:
1. Love the hoods (fit my hand perfectly) and shifting of the new Dura Ace. Also like the mid compact. Was laughing while spinning up a bridge.
2. The fit of this bike needs no adjustment that I can tell. I feel balanced and strong with no weight on my hands.
3. This Selle Anatomica is comfy comfy comfy
4. This bike feels so much smoother than I expected. I'm not sure what I expected, but I guess I was going off the feel of the Gunnar. Also feels really stable. Right before I turned around to do my little scared sprinting thing, I was drinking from my water bottle, sitting up with no hands on the handlebar.
5. According to my bathroom scale. It weighs 18.2 pounds. Since I need to lose about that much......
6. I look forward to getting a real ride in, hopefully tomorrow.
I'll take more pics Wednesday when I go back to get the final touches (bottle cages with little red buttons, different bar tape).