Hi Andy
Glad you got back in a sensible time for a decent night's sleep. Well, I can now touch the floor and I haven't suffered any Wee pains in the backside but only time and some long distances will tell for sure. One thing I do know, if I'd tried putting a gel pad in the Vee seat my little legs would have been struggling for traction at stops.
On the black subject, my silver (grey!) standard GT racks are starting to tarnish a bit so they may get a trip to the powder-coaters this winter and black is a likely contender. A nice pair of black Beowulfs too methinks. Right, where's my credit card...?
Karl