Originally Posted by bianchi10

unfortunately, thats not going to be an option for me. not because I dont want it to be, but because it just wont be obtainable. ALL of my money for cycling comes from what I get for my bday (If I still get anything these days...pushing 32 this year lol), xmas or what I can sell. and when I say ALL, I mean everything, like tubes, tires, bibs shorts, socks...everything. NOTHING, NOT .01 comes out of our paychecks/budget. Its because our means of income go toward more important things for our family...house, car...the nccassary items. Its the sacrifice we made and understood when we had our 2 kids and bought our 2nd house (sold the first and bought current, not own 2 homes at once). I have been able to sell a lot of bike stuff I had laying around over the past 3 months which helped a lot getting my bike the way it is now. I currently have $650 saved up and I am essentially out of things to sell off. Its going to take some time I think to build up enough of a budget just to purchase a wheelset from jude. Its difficult for me to have cash and not spend it, so saving up isn't easy. I was initially saving up for an evo frameset, but after my spoke broke, wheels became an important forethought.