They're on now. Will post pics tomorrow - so reminds me of a 20's/30's coachbuilt luxury saloons with the guards on

and the bell!

That's a beauty!
Hard to believe it is only 7.7 kg with disc brakes.
Is it twitchy to ride?

Not twitchy at all - fantastic. Been out today for a quick 20 miles once the ice had (mostly) melted. The only issue I've had is with the seatpost refusing to stay put even with carbon paste. Di2, whilst not the prettiest thing on the planet, is MAGIC - so quick and effortless.

Use fine sand and hairspray on your stick to stop it drooping.

Yeah it is pretty fugly

However, the bike as a whole looks lovely.

Now, anyone wanna buy my Willier............

Never a truer word spoken

Finally had time to give the bike a clean and a good check over. The roads are ice free now but damp.

Everything is good, fits fine but is it a different experience. Without going over the top, it has to be 100% more efficient in terms of effort. A quick 5 miles round the block didn't even raise my heart rate. It picks up speed down slight hills very quickly

I presume it was scary due to the 700c X 20 Vittoria Pro Team Kevlars? Should I be going 23 or 25? I'm barely 12 stone, but the roads aren't great round by me.

20c is pretty narrow though I don't think a wider tyre would have made it any less "scary". If the roads are crap, a wider tyre will make you slightly less susceptible to pinch flats. It will also make for a smoother ride.

Road bikes are just brilliant (especially when fitted with disc brakes )

I don't think the weather helped and 50psi... Got a proper pump now so that's sorted.

I just don't have any reference as to how they handle and they're much more 'nervous' than a mountain bike.

Wow - 50psi in 20c tyres - no wonder it was scary! Surprised you stayed on at all.

It'll take a little bit of getting used to but once you're comfortable and confident you'll learn to throw it about. Road bikes are light and responsive

There's advice floating around that anymore than 120psi is unneccessary, however I like the hum of 160psi in Conti Podiums.
A good track pump is a must.
23's will be fine for everyday use with 20's a good leap for fast work on decent roads.

Yes I can see why I didn't have any confidence now I was deceived by how little resistance there was even at that pressure. I think I may do some commuting at this rate

160psi

It's fair to say 160psi is at the outer limits. I run at 130psi as I've said before.

They'll actually tolerate 200psi, but that's beyond my track pump.
BTW, I time trial.
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Makes sense. Are they tubs then?

Yup