I have let this one of my bikes sit for 2 years and today I literally brushed off the cobwebs, pumped up the tires, lubed the chain, checked things were, true, tight, etc, and ready to ride. Before riding, one modification was changing the handlebar stem to 1.5" reach with 0 rise.
For this test spin, I chose a simple road long enough to give me an idea if this bike is a good fit for me. During my ride on Wright-Bliss it is mostly a long straightaway with a couple of easy hills thrown in. At the end of my spinning, my speculation there is about 40% of that stretch without a shoulder. Most drivers gave me space, some minimal. I never felt I had to get up out of the saddle up any grade. This area is going through some residential changes. Right now traffic is low.
As for the bike. Ugh. Almost right away this frame felt like a challenge. It was no surprise the shorter stem would make steering very twitchy.
I felt the OEM gearing was too tall so I swapped clusters before this test spin.
I am 5'10 and regularly ride a 19-20" frame bike. This was an event free ride, everything functioned just as it should, but the size made me feeling awkward. It took away some of my focus on the ride itself.