Simple answer - me like! A lot. It really does seem to "disappear" underneath while riding. Took it out for a 40 mile ride last Sunday, with a few on gravel roads. Pretty sure I was faster over the gravel than I had been last year on the Hillborne. Sure, a lot of it is the "new bike smell" - I like something therefore it rides better. Purely psychological. But at this point, am not going to complain.
Still need a Nitto rack for the back, but one is on the way from New York via eBay. Not sure I want to change anything else. But who knows. Only 275 miles on it so far. Maybe in a month or so something will seem obvious.
Guess it's a nice way to say glad I decided to purchase the bike.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN