Originally Posted by
Charles Wahl
Very nice build.
Did you do the metalwork yourself?
I really like how the powder coat looks like the old original enamel, in terms of thickness and sheen; pray tell, where did you get that done (since I live in your vicinity)?
Did you build the wheels?
What does the C&V world think of eyelet-less rims, such as these Crust ones, Velocity A23, etc.
Will Mavic sue Crust over the decal design?
Finally, someone explain the "despacio" and "cabron" in the Crust rim decal. Does this mean "slowly, dude" (an homage to
Grant Petersen?) or something else?
The Soma and Pacenti rims already did the classic Mavic design steal, although not quite as exact as Crust.
But the "Despacio Cabrón" is a nice touch.
I would have a hard time shelling down the money for the Crust rims because of the lack of eyelets. I wouldn't scorn a non-eyeletted rim if it were cheap, but for the price of these I'd rather languish in the Pacenti Brevet wait-list for another year.