mmmm, new wheels!
 

YES! I just built up my first set of wheels in about three years. Thanks to a half bottle of Bombay Saphire gin for the motivation and Marcus @ Yojimbo's garage in Chicago for hooking me up with some bubblegum pink Velocity deep V rims and giving me a nice deal on some new hub bearings & spokes.

Wheel info: Velocity Deep V rims - pink with machined sidewalls, nashbar track hubs with upgraded bearings, 14/15ga double butted silver DT spokes. Both wheels laced 3X.

I'll snap some pictures later this weekend. I need to get some new tires that match the rims better but I think they look pretty hot already.

Very nice! It sure is satisfying to ride on your own wheels... I just built up a set using the nashbar hubs the other day, and they are quite satisfying. What brand of bearings did you upgrade too, and can you tell the difference? ;)

My lucky score was a set of Serface Deca tires from the dumpster, 700Cx23mm with side strips colored a greyish green that exactly matches my frame. :D The tires have obviously been ridden, but are far from worn out.

So far I've spend about 100$ on this wheelset, and I'm pretty friggen pleased with them.

peace,
sam

PS. I want to see pics of your crazy pink action.