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Old 08-05-13 | 09:00 AM
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HillRider
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Bikes: '96 Litespeed Catalyst, '05 Litespeed Firenze, '06 Litespeed Tuscany, '20 Surly Midnight Special, All are 3x10. It is hilly around here!

Originally Posted by BurbankCervelo
Often, I'm intimidated by snide remarks at the bike shop and on the internet which discourage me but I do my best to ignore them. We all have to start learning somewhere and luckily for me, humans have a pretty decent ability to learn new things.
I certainly didn't intend my remarks to be snide or to discourage you from learning. I also agree that "we all have to start learning somewhere" but I think starting at the top is not the best learning approach.

You never posted the make or model of the wheels you are considering and carbon wheel can be tricky to work on. Many have a low spoke count which makes truing them difficult. Some are molded in one piece and can't be trued at all. All-carbon rims can have poor braking performance and require very specific brake pads to work at all well. More info might help.
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