Originally Posted by same time
You got new wheels for your bike, you should be happy! 300 bucks for new wheels and new tires? I have Vittoria Zaffiros and I love them. I paid 65 bucks just for the tires, so I would say you got a pretty good deal.
You said you like the way your new wheels look - don't think that's not important. If you like your bike, you'll ride it more, and get stronger, and you'll be faster and healthier. How about riding your old wheels when it's raining, and the new ones when it's not? That way, the new wheels stay nice, and you can overhaul the loose ball hubs once a year.
Your right on all points. I can learn to overhaul my old wheels and use them to train on when it rains. I'll have to get me a new cassette for the old set that way I can just swap out wheelsets easily? I love to ride but I'm no mechanic(yet)