Originally Posted by mountaindave

I know it's all about marketing, but I feel the labels on modern V rims detract from an otherwise beautiful rim. And modern cranks just look heavy with their nearly full coverage of metal, if you know what I mean. Yours is one of the more "open" I've seen - is it a variant of octalink? Similarly, these new cranks with the spindle integrated into the crank so there is no spindle bolt on the drive side seem asymmetrical to me for some reason, and again, it just looks like solid metal and heavy. The chainring looks like it has been pressed so there are folds in it (ie it's not perfectly flat)- do you think it is to increase lateral strength and prevent it from folding over?

I've become a curmudgeon at age 40, sheesh. Usually I'm a fan of silver, but the black rims, seat post, stem and crank arms are a nice accent to the red and white. The more I look at it, the more I like it. What do you have in mind for brake levers, shifters and bar tape?