Originally Posted by silent1

Kind of off topic but while we are discussing this I might as well ask. I have been trying to decide between The Hour from bikesdirect.com and buying the Madison. They have the same crank and formula hubs and everything else is pretty much comparable in quality. The only difference seems to be the Madison comes with two brakes and levers and the $250 price difference. I am looking to race at Indianapolis or Northbrook next year, any input? I know they are both kind of bottom of the line and I don't really care about name brands just looking for something to push me over the edge one way or the other.