Got to salvage the rest of the week, yeah! Picked up my wheel last night and intsalled rim tape, cassette, tire/tube, re-adjusted rr. brakes and gave the bike a good cleaning, including chain. I was worried that I'd miss all the incredible weather while waiting on a replacement axle from Shimano and with the cheapp@$$ loaner wheel flatting the first day and soft with loose spokes. I had a nice ride in, despite the headwind and, should have a sublime ride home. I'm also expecting my new wheels in the early part of next week and will replace my seatpost and handlebars soon, the bike should look really nice. The new set of wheels will allow me to have a much needed backup for bad weather and/or times when my primary wheels are being serviced.