i was looking at these at my lbs and was really considering a pair until someone pointed me to the Rapha site. overcome with a fit of gear lust (and a fat bonus check burning a hole in my pocket) i bought a pair of the Rapha Fixed shants. i wanted something that could be pinned down around the cuff and these look like they fit the bill more than the chrome ones. they shipped on monday so i'm hoping they'll be here by the end of the week. i'll post back when i get a chance to try em out, see if the extra 20 bucks is worth it (i suckered my cousin into signing up for their mailing list so i could get 20% off).