mmm hopefully through NEXT year, I'm a starving student :rolleyes:

new brookshttp://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=174819hopefully the bottom will be happy.

^Looks so uncomfortable.

You'd be surprised. I spent hundreds of dollars experimenting with various high-end plastic saddles, and the B17 was good to go from the first or second ride. Would have saved myself a lot of money, time, and hassle if I'd going with it from the beginning.

no use to you now i suppose, but competitive cyclist has a demo saddle program.

Day late and a dollar short, story of my life! Worst case it ends up on ebay or the saddle swap.

They stopped doing that a while ago.

whoops, not sure how i missed that. they stopped all their demo programs, looks like..shame.

Bought a Ritchey Torqkey and a bunch of carbon prep.

Best bars eva! The most comfortable bartops, love em when I'm climbing. And the shallow drops can actually help you get lower more comfortably depending on your fit. I remember reading in an article about a guy from Saxo getting re-fitted and by raising his bars a little he was more comfortable and more aero because he was able to bend his elbows rather then having his arms straight with a lower reach.

http://www.thetrimarket.com/images/u...e-moly_Red.jpg

To go on:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...kewithfork.jpg

A few more parts and it will be ready to go.

Got on a local sale:

http://images.nitrosell.com/product_...5/CLSH5477.jpg

for $130

and

http://www.bikepedia.com/Images/imag...8.jpg&f=Photos

for $45.

I have a Brooks Swift on all of my bikes. The most comfortable saddles ever made.

Can't abide any others.

I suppose I bought them today even they are not here yet .......

HAving Ergott build me a new set of wheels. Getting them this way was cheaper than I could buy the parts.

Velocity MAjor Tom rims.

Alchmy hubs

24/28 spoke count

Tubular, alloy and standard spokes.

will be approximately 1450 gms.

http://peterwhitecycles.com/images/p...s/B&M325al.jpg

http://www.bumm.de/docu/grafiken/175q.jpg

The Lumotec IQ is a great light... did not buy but was given a Lumotec Oval (halogen) which should keep the roads lit up this winter and caught a sale today and bought new wool / thinsulate flip mitts at 75% off which got me 4 pairs for $10.00 ( I will be giving some away).

For all the high tech gear I have tried these have been best at keeping my hands warm and dry (I think Machka agrees with me on this)... slipping a glove inside them really adds to their warmth factor and have handled temperatures below -40 C with these.

Just installed this heavy ass crankset.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...s/IMG_1131.jpg

And this rear wheel. Right now the freewheeil is pretty tight, hopefully it loosens up after a ride or two.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...s/IMG_1128.jpg

$3.50 ea. at my local old navy
http://m80im.com/newsroom/wp-content...06/RecTech.JPG

New Wheels
 

Got some new "All American" Zips for my bikes.

I know this is the Road Cycling Forum but I went in to look at their road bikes.
They opened up a Performance pretty close by so I stopped in to check out some of their Fuji bikes and I walked out with this.
2010 GT Avalanche 3.0 - Stock right now but I have pedals and cages for it of course.
http://velospace.org/files/GTAva-Side.jpg
http://velospace.org/files/GTAva-Profile.jpg

Disc Brakes should come in hand for the winter.

http://www.harborfreight.com/media/c...m/image_95.jpg
Harbor Freight 1/4" drive torque wrench - $13 on sale.

I was surprised at how loose I left my seat post after adjustments, even though I tightened it pretty good and it didn't move.

I'm now a poor man thanks to ProBikeKit and Competitive Cyclist.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=175002

My second bike computer Attachment 175006 The first is flaking out and the software was horrible.

the reviews are not good.

Sub $100 CX bike is almost complete