First 53km on my new wheels: Fulcrum Racing 7's.

During the ride in I was scared something would break or tear, there's so few spokes in the wheels... Having arrived at work I had a look at my tires, they dont pop into place perfectly in the rim, so while riding it feels like there's a very minor bump in the rim. I've pushed my thumbs to sh***s against the tires, but they just won't pop into place. So I decided to leave it with that for today.

During the ride back I got a bit more confident. Decided to go down a bridge at a higher pace. Managed to bring it up to 40km/h and felt pretty good. Even though the tires aren't perfectly fit, the bike's as stable as a train on its tracks. The hubs of these wheels seem to have lots less resistance than the Tiagra hubs on my 'old' wheels. And even better, I am able to get rid of the bell. All I need to do is stop pedalling and everybody within 10 meters distance away from me hears the rattling of the Fulcrum Racing 7's rear hub. Awesome... It's like Campagnolo pr0n on a Shimano bike

So basically, even though I had a 'bumpy' ride, my ride was very good today. The word awesome pops into mind Especially the ride back home was fast, and gave me some more confidence in the wheels. I totally lost my confidence in my old wheels (Mavic CXP with Tiagra hubs) as one of the rear wheel's spokes started cracking the rim and pulling through. Falls within warranty though, so I will have an extra set of wheels soon, that's a pro.

Today my ride got fun again