We will see about the wheels lastings since I am so big. If it becomes a problem I will just upgrade like you said. Still IMO I think just getting the upgraded components were the real steal. They said with the way the shifters were on the Etape, I would be so limited to upgrading that I would have to do everything all at once and that would cost roughly $750 for a full component change all the way down to the chane. This way I get upgraded components for only $130 more and still have room if I want to upgrade it more piece by piece.