Finally sort of got my Clem built up - I was itching to ride it but had been slowly building it up a couple parts at a time each day. Ended up not running a shifter and adjusting the rear derailleur to the 3rd cog in - so a single speed right now. No photos as it got too dark. As far as the ride - WOW! It's wonderful. I was skeptical about the 59cm fitting my at 6'4", but it most certainly does. With the sloping top tube, the headtube ends up quite a bit higher than a level top-tubed 64cm bike, and about the same as my 65cm Redwood. The 64-ish cm top tube fits the bike perfectly for me. I finally have a frame that correctly fit Albatross bars for me - I'm shorter legged for my height, long torso. The super long chainstays are wonderful, in that I didn't notice them handling-wise like I thought I would. It took me a bit to realize how much they actually smooth out bumps as well. As far as the laid-back cruiser, it certainly can be, but it certainly can be zippy if you want it to. Mine has Albatross bars a couple inches above saddle height, with a 12cm reach stem. Definitely can accommodate Albastache bars, but I'm perfectly content with what I have. As far as the shifter goes, I was going to do a single thumb shifter in front of brake levers, inboard as Riv sets up the completes, but really like the portion in front of the brake lever, right before the bend, on the Albatross, and may run a bar-end shifter, but am sort of thinking of just putting the thumb shifter on the stem and calling it a day. I'm actually now seriously considering getting rid of a couple nice vintage tall frames (Trek 850, 620) as I see the Clem taking over most duties on and off paved roads. Will try and get some photos tonight, but most likely will be this weekend. David Chicago
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