Spent an hour putting lights, bottle cages, a saddlebag with the necessary goodies, and a very loud bell on the new bike, then rode it out to Bedford Street, Lexington, and back, 14 miles. Along the way, decided to move the seat forward, which helped considerably. Noticed an interesting squeak when the bike is rolled backwards (suspect this is a request for a brake adjustment), and experienced a couple of episodes of a drive-train glitch that bears investigation. And had a lot of fun with it. The break-in period has commenced.
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