An old friend of mine, a wine store owner, once imparted this wisdom upon me, "there's a lot of good stuff out there - it's just easier to remember what you didn't like." I'm sure that this applies to beer, too.

Is it the shades?

I was going to comment on that too but I think (hope) that it was a joke.

Heh, oh well. I'm pumped for the race. And my last minute planned wheelbuild won't happen. I forgot I should have more than $20 for my vacation.

Don't worry about it, wheels won't hold you back.

The proposed build was 36 hole deep Vs. Hah.

Hey wow, that works for me. Forward I go.

Very smart/practical of you. Smarter than my dumbass which wasted $$ on ksyrium elites. Get a pt hub for that build and then you're really onto something.

I thought it was maroons.

It's because I'm rebuilding my deep v 'cross wheel set to be 10 speed compatible. It will then be a road/cross/touring/anything wheelset. It currently has a nice (but old) 6 speed freewheel hub on it.

By the way, Ksyriums are on my list of things to purchase. Do you not like them?
I found this ridiculously funny. I think I'm really tired.

Macaroons?

you forgot. go usa.

I think I should hook up some mountain bike shifters to the top of my drops. That way I can shift from a comfortable upright position. For example, during a race when I'm off the front I can just sit up and cruise, and shift. Opinions?

If you get ksyriums, get Ksyrium Sls, not Elites. The Elites aren't anything special. But I would think a xr300 set with quality hubs is a better purchase.

Hmm, okay. I don't know that I could get the SLs though. They cost a lot more.. I might go custom though. I've built the wheels on my cross and mountain bikes. I hate doing it, but the result is good.

Some people have had good luck with the elites, but I'm unimpressed. They fall out of true pretty easy and just aren't anything special. See what psimet would quote you for xr300 rims w/ quality hubs. Simple build, but it could be very stiff and just as light as the ksyriums.

FWIW, my rear ksyrium is getting replaced by a psimet pt wheel in the next few weeks and the front will follow sometime over the summer.

You realized I wasn't serious, right?

I hope that is a joke. Or else I'm unsigning up for the attleboro crit so I don't have to be seen at the same race as this trainwreck....

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~Edit~ Thankfully, you were joking.

Heh. Yeah. I'm a bit of a bike snob.

I assembled a shipped bike at work today. A road bike. With 30 mm of spacers, then a stem riser. The handlebars were 4 inches above the seat.

Psimet built them last year for my wife - xr270 front, xr300 rear, CX Rays, black WI H2 hubs. 1492 grams.

Make certain to let pcad know that his latest bike is in....

Awesome. I'm still kicking myself for choosing K elites when everyone on bf told me not to.

I'll probably build my own if I don't go for the Ksyriums.