hopefully before then...im riding brakeless and i know its just a matter of time before they strip....my current fornt wheel if fine..some no name sealed hub that only needed truing once before i even rode on it ...in a year....i think ill prolly end up getting just a phil rear eventually....maybe after the pain of this money dump wears off
as for the bars...im gonna shoot tony an email for some more details...i dont think im gonna be buying the bars right away so its not such a big deal...i like my nashbar bullhorns for now....but definately ill get a real shim...whats another 10 bucks?