Update: Have removed a spacer on the steerer for a lower bar position and swapped the 100mm stem for 90mm - I was little overstretched on it and felt too upright on the hoods. Also intstalled a Hope Hed Doctor, which is an improvement on the thing supplied with the Principia headset - holds firmer and gives me more confidence that my assembly efforts won't result in catastrophic failure!
uhhh a Principia, sooo pretty, I got a weak spot for them
I went to the same school as the fellas who started Principia and I pretty much lived over the road from the first factory.
How does it ride ? The only Principia I have ridden is a 15 years old MTB frame and she (Dirty Pia) is still going strong. Love spinning around town on it nice a stiff frame and she is very nippy. But not a bike for long distances, DunRun killed my back and shoulders for days after