Congrats on the new bike, Clare. I got my Ruby Expert on Friday also. It rained all Fri and Sat, and I was out of town Sunday - so I finally got a 20 mile ride in yesterday! It's amazing how smooth of a ride the Ruby has (esp compared with my Dolce Elite)! The shifting is like butter, and it feels so fast. I can't wait to put lots and lots of miles on this bike! It's raining again today, so no ride, again. But she's sitting and waiting for the next non-rainy day!