Here's one of the more epic Honda build threads that has been running for 3 years now as of this coming Sunday, with a nice index:

http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2748948

schmoochie schmoochie to you and I bow to your wisdom, sir!

I understand the dilemma. I've wrestled with myself about it many times, albeit on a different topic and different forum. In this case, Bianchi is working with a talented wheel builder. She made some suggestions as to what is perfect for him. We don't have enough information (well, maybe reading through the entire thread it can be gleaned) to really contradict her. And then, if you choose to present more info, you really need to take into account the knowledge base (and interest in learning) of the person you are wanting to address. Sometimes you find an audience that is highly interested, other times you end up on a tangent that doesn't get where you want to go, or the audience doesn't have the knowledge based required to really understand what you are saying. Or a mix of those.

Sometimes it's wise to let a matter drop after having your say and testing the waters, so to speak. Sometimes you'll find that the person you are addressing is genuinely interested and engages the discussion, sometimes there is no interest to go where you are suggesting for any number of reasons.

Consider that sometimes it really is best to let it drop after testing the waters, or it may be best to say nothing at all.

Personally, I found the entire discussion interesting, though I don't have the knowledge base to add to it. I have a local wheelbuilder here that I trust and he takes care of this for me. He's built up 2 wheelsets for me thus far, and I'm extremely happy with the results. Much like Bianchi and his relationship with Jude.

I wonder if those wheel lugs come in mango....:50:

It's been a while since a BF thread turned in to a beat-down.

Interesting. Below are my builds, which I've had for about a year and a half. Keep in mind I weigh about 230 in the spring and 220 in the fall.

HED C2 rims
Silver CX-ray spokes, 28/2x front - 32/3x rear
R45 hubs in red
Vredestein 23mm tires

These wheels are on my Lynskey R340 in bright brushed

I thought this pic was pretty funny when thinking about the "colored hubs with a few matching bits" crowd in this thread.
http://images.craigslist.org/3Ec3F63...d84e1c1fc1.jpg

Just an FYI to those following this thread for the information it started out to be but dont want to sort through all of it, I left links to take you straight to test rides with info. Thanks Patrick for the suggestion!

It all started with wheel testing. And now we've come all the way to, "PIMP MY GHETTO RIDE!":roflmao2: Where's that green monstrosity pic that BDOP had?;)

is that the mango color?

no this is mango....
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...gsxr/mango.jpg

Have... have you never seen a mango before?

Sorry bob dopolina....that just doesn't work for me. It looks like I threw on extra stuff I had laying around the garage.

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...r/bluetape.jpg

It needs blue hoods and a blue saddle.

I dont like black and blue together anyway.

When i went to my LBS yesterday i asked them some questions i had about my build with jude. I felt it was ok to ask him, because I am a VERY regular customer their, they all know me and they knew I was testing wheels with her and building with her. Their main wheel builder was telling me that it is not a good idea to have the rear wheel 2x AND radial laced. More importantly, it will void the warranty with Chris king if anything happens. This had concerned me so i did some research. looks like he was wrong. the R45 is the only Chris king rear hub though that allows for radial lacing and will not void any warranties.

Jude told me she will start my build on Monday next week. So excited now and cant wait to see them on my bike without having to use PS!

Too bad. I actually think it looks pretty good. I think your kit would tie it together (kinda like how a rug can tie the whole room together...)

bianchi's bald?

lol huh?? nope

Nope, Big Lebowski reference.

Ding! Ding!

White Russian for you!

Man, I thought I was reading a hardware thread. The number of tools posting here is astounding.

The UHC pro team rides a similar color. They had black/white frames with mango hubs. They chose them as they stood out and made it easier to find each other in the pack.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb...zk6o1_1280.jpg

Did someone tell you this? Their matching team kit isn't enough to find each other...so they stare at hubs? Seems, um, odd.

Might make it easier to find one's bike in the midst of a crash pile-up or something. :p

But I agree that those black/white bikes with mango hubs look HAWT!!