Quote Originally Posted by nscrbug View Post
Wow...that is one stunning bike!!! My DH has been lusting after the Dogma...but that is simply NOT gonna happen. So, he is willing to "settle" (ha ha) for the FP3.

Can I ask...which pedals are those?
mmmm....I'd have loved a Dogma too. Realistically though it just wasn't worth that much extra money. It would have been a bit lighter and a bit stiffer, but this is already shaving close to 5 pounds off the weight of my Ruby, and given that I'm small and not exactly applying massive force to either frame or cranks I probably wouldn't notice the stiffness difference between this and a Dogma anyway. I am perfectly happy "settling" for the Dogma's sibling; I bet your hubby will too!

The pedals are Look Keo 2 Max.

Might I suggest you don't cut the steerer, but just place excess spacers on top of the stem?
You're right, that is why they didn't cut the tube shorter to begin with. I'm going to experiment over the next few weeks with moving the stem up & down to find what feels right both in terms of my own position and also in terms of bike handling. If I just want it moved down a little, then I'll just stack a spacer on top. If I want it moved down a lot, I'll have the tube trimmed but probably still leave a spacer so that I'll have the option of moving it back up if I wanted to.