A follow-up to my previous thread, I've narrowed it down to a Pre-Cursa. I've fallen back in love with my Surly Pacer for longer rides, and am now just looking for a relatively inexpensive (sub- $1,000) track bike I can race on, that will also be suitable for putting around town when I decide I don't want to take the road bike out.

As I'm sure everyone does, I've made a spreadsheet pricing out the individual components included with the Pre-Cursa, and aside from the wheels which seem hard to find online, it's obviously a much more cost-effective method to buy the complete, even with shipping from the UK. Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...kE&usp=sharing

My question about wheels is, do any of you have experience with Navigator Pista's, Omega Mach-1's or even know the difference? Seems like the Omega's have a MSW, which would be nice for city-riding. I'd also be fine buying a road front wheel with a braking surface for city riding. The upgrade to Mavic Ellipses would be an additional $387... worth it?

The rest of the options seem to cover everything I want in the build... aluminum track frame, compact road drops, decent crankset, and decent wheels. Do you think there's any chance of the bike going on sale within the next few months? I was hoping to buy piece by piece and actually install a bottom bracket and crankset for the first time in my life, but I'd much rather save ~$300 by going with a complete.

Photo of a Pre-Cursa for fun: