After riding this frame for 6 weeks, I love the way it soaks up bumps, goes up hills and turns in. The feel is something different and for me coming from 30-40lb bikes of many years ago it took a while to get used to it.

I felt like I was going to break it the first time I rode it. It's sort of like your first balsa wood plane, you have to play with it and learn to trust it before you throw it hard between trees. Well, I'm throwing this thing now and enjoying it.

I've made a few adjustments to the setup and although it's gained some weight, it does everything I ask of it and still puts a smile on my face. It goes anywhere and everywhere with me from now on.

Nice!  Are those rim-brake wheels?  At first I thought the braking surface was a white wall

Looks like a perfect hybrid for what you're riding, and you can tweak it if you want to make it fit better.  I didn't have any luck with the web saddle I tried- it felt good but cracked on the first ride, then broke in a few places on the second.  Of course I'm 205 lbs and was using it on rough singletrack, but am interested in how it holds up.

Haha, they are combo rim/disc brake rims in 700C size from when I converted my Fuji Sunfire to discs. They are relatively light and straight so I figured I would use them here before investing in an expensive set. I'm old, but what's a whitewall? The web saddle was an impulse buy trying to go light and they have good reviews. It's holding up ok but I went around the pond a few times on the gravel roads tonight on the way home and it was a bit hard on the sit bones. I have a comfy Serfas Dual Density saddle on one of my other bikes and may be swapping it over to this ride. 

I heard some creaking from the front fork tonight and the headset had a wobble, so I'm going to check all that in the morning. It could be just everything seating in but I'm not happy with the method of tensioning using the expander plug that came with the frame and may be upgrading that and the headset bearings because of a stickiness in the steering.

Altogether I'm happy with the quality of the frame and, so far, the durability. I half expect it to snap in two when I hit a bump but so far so good. If it helps me to stay motivated, on 2 wheels and in shape it's worth it in my book.

Thanks Carbon-Dude! your 057 was an inspiration to me in doing this one.