Thanks for the links. I went and got it Friday. Rode it in the lot after they assembeled it (thourough job, trued wheels (worked over well like they were building them up from scrach) removed BB and replaced etc etc.) but found the 48/15 free wheel to be too tall (I haven't gone to the fixed side yet as this is my first SS). Bill at the shop looked arround and swaped out the 15 for an 18, added some links to the chain and it was just right.
Put some fenders on it (it's wet out here and there is nothing worse than riding a pace line in the rain with others that don't have full fenders), removed the WARNING stikers....arg, and swaped the pedals out for Looks.
Went on the Sunday ride, was able to keep up on the little hills and in the pace line, taking my turn. I've got to spend more time thinking and practicing rolling through the turns while spinning, before I swap over to the fixed side. I find that the noise from the free wheel is loud on a SS, everything else is so quiet, so I'll have to switch to fixed asap.
My only issue was that by the end of the ride, as I pressed harder (paceing 25mph) I found the BB or something down there was making a Ping Ping Ping noise that only went away when I reduced pedal pressure. So I took it back to the shop and they went through the simple issues with no luck, so they took it back and will go through it again with a fine tooth comb this week.
It's a lovely ride though, I thought I'd have problems, get dropped, but it's stiffer than my regular ride and climbs great and with the gear (48/18) I can still manage a good pull at 25 in the pace line. I may need to match the gearing when others join me with fixies for the winter rides (44/16 or at least something under 70 inches). It's not twitchy, yet is crisp, I think it's the stout forks that make up for it. I never did use the drops though and the pict's with the bull bars looked cool, so maybe an alteration is in order in the comming months.
Cheers
