I finished this build and took it out for a good test ride (every bike is then cleaned and re-tuned completely before being packed up for shipping). The ride went very well. It worked perfectly. I climbed from my shop up the mountain out of the dark and cold under the clouds, up to the ice and snow and then to the sunny mountain top. On the way down I bedded in the disk brakes – they really get better after a few good hard stops.

The bike got a little dirty but it will look like new, be broken in and well tuned ready for the customer. I had tape on the cranks and bottom of the frame to protect it.