This is dedicated to oldbikenewbike. ;P
Being a bit of a follower in the line, drafting off of our fellow oldsCOOL, I found myself with a set of Vuelta Corsa Lite wheels. Too, I wanted to store the original wheelset that came on the BL and quit banging it up out there on the cracked roads on which I ride. Just didn't have the heart. They're cleaned up and stored properly while I start rolling on the VCL wheels for now. These may move over to a second bike...when/if that happens, at which point I'll throw the original wheels back on the BL.
Rear wheel practically dropped right in...just as some of you said. Was out of town and dropped by an LBS there to support them (barely) where I grabbed a SRAM 7 speed cassette off the table of stuff they were clearing out. Goes up to some huge 32 gear or something, probably would be great for some hills in the location where I'm about to move. Otherwise, I'll throw something else on there later. It works, except for that gear, which will take some adjustments to make it work. No need right now, all other shifting works GREAT.
Anyway, Vueltas...they aren't (fill in the blank) brand, but first 10-ish short miles on them and I'm impressed. Already mentioned the differences in performance, but glad to see how they work out over time, especially the hubs. Glad some of you have gotten some long miles out of them. They got bumped around this evening, and will be knocking down another moderate group ride tomorrow, weather permitting. I've not been a huge fan of the brakes on this BL. Haven't mentioned that previously. Pads look good, but I bet need replacing, that's probably next on the list. However, they DO like the newer, machined braking surface of the new wheels. Felt much more in control on this ride.
Found three new chips in the paint on the underside of the downtube.
Ah well, better decide now whether this should stay locked up and be a museum piece or should wear battle scars. It has spent a long life in a garage....
