Nina, besides Tom Kellogg's incredible reputation as a frame builder, the seat stays bowled me over too.

MDHill, the bike will be used the same way I used my Litespeed Tuscany. Centuries, brevets up to 200k, and day tours (though I don't use more than a small Detours High Tail). I used to swap out the saddle on the Tuscany and slap on some aerobars for timetrials but we're moving to Bend, Oregon, and the local time trial there is going up hill towards Mt. Bachelor. Um, maybe not . . . . but if I did decide I needed to try it I would needn't the aero bars for the climb and for the descent I certainly wouldn't want the extreme forward position that such a mutt of set up puts you in.

Components will be the Topolino wheels I already own. Triple drivetrain - a mix of Record and Chorus. FSA post, bar and stem. Haven't decided on tape. Maybe Fizik's microtex in silver. Not sure. I need to see the frame in person first. Tom includes the fork and headset so it has one of the new Reynolds UL forks and a Chris King headset.