Originally Posted by
Drew Eckhardt
You can get a new Powertap Pro for $670 and front for $85. Velocity Fusions can be had for $50 each. Butted DT spokes can be found for $.69 each without nipples for $44. A box of 100 is $11. $910 + shipping fits in the OP's budget.
The value of which, sort of depends upon whether he already has a power capable head unit. Or, any interest in such things. If he's out for a nice ride on his lovely, inspiring, bicycle, knowing how few watts he's producing via a reasonably heavy rear hub, may not have as much value as looking down at a spinning work of art and his own hands. The lightweight, anodized CK hub spinning away as the birds chirp, ..................oh barffffffffffffffffffff.