If you're buying it new, order it from the UK. Waaaaaaay cheaper than getting it from a US company: https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/roa...et/mchechat220

Two things of note: The stock chainrings aren't very round and you absolutely must use blue Loctite on the BB cup threads (If you don't you'll work the cups loose in a week).

My Miche chainring is plenty round and I've never had any problems with the BB cups loosening.

You couldn't possibly be implying that user error is responsible, could you?

I would never.

You would.

I got tired of the sloping top tube and the "pursuit" geometry.

Should I buy a Feedback stand or one from Park? Budget's about $200.

Should I buy this kashimax padded saddle ($10) for my green masi speciale fixed or opt for a black saddle (thinking about a concor or charge spoon)?

Don't buy the kashimax.

But it's pink, they could do pink bar wrap too. Then they'd have an awesome eyeblinding abomination bike.

just go to a local shop and test sit saddles. Some shops offer test programs with fizik, prolog, adamo, ect... even if you cant test ride them you can atleast sit on them and get an idea of your ass's happiness. even if you know your sit bone width, that doesnt take it account to what kind of riding you do and whether you want a flat, semi round or round saddle.

for me the last saddle i had was a close fit, specialized toupe expert, i like to move around allot, front to mid to rear depending on what im doing. the saddle i have now is an older specialized bg saddle, its not flat and its comfy in one position only but hate being in that one position only plus its kind of slippery which i assume comes from it being probably a 10+ old saddle.

For me off to my lbs which thankfully has test programs for multiple saddles and saddle companys. YAY!

just spend the extra dollars...guessing games are lame

Black latex gloves...kinky!

Kashimax saddles are hatchets....

Been there done that with a nagasawa.

Omniums or Sugino 75s? Going on a Dolan Pre Cursa. Slow build over wintertime.

Whichever can be had for cheaper. Winter has just begun, you have plenty of time to stake out good deals.

I'm 230lbs, but going down.
Looking for a complete to buy for the spring as I'm FG/SSless now. Just for bombing around town and up to 40-mile rides.

Big Block or Wabi Special?

I love my wabi special but the big block does have more tire clearance which is something the wabi does not, perhaps something to consider?

Should I buy rollers? I can buy a Tacx Antares for fairly cheap and the main reason would be for training core stability.

Do you live in a cold part of the world? If so, rollers are nice to get winter time riding in or if you are going to do some track racing, it's good for high spin-low wobble training.

Should I get a Garmin Edge 500 even though I have a functioning computer, HRM, and I use my phone for Strava? It just seems so nice to have it all in one unit.

Only if you can get one used. A lot of people are upgrading to the next gen.
I actually downgraded from an 800 to a 500 because it kept bricking itself and someodd 7500 miles later it's still fine and battery lasts near forever when compared to the 800.

Should I buy a Cervelo R3 or a Cannondale Synapse Carbon ? The goal here is to have maximum comfort on rough roads w/o sacrificing performance.

You should test them out and decide for yourself. No one here is better positioned to make that call. Personally I like the c-dale's looks better.

Well, I'm going to test ride a Cervelo R3 next week at my LBS, but they don't have the 2014 Synapses yet to test. I actually went to the LBS yesterday looking for the Synapse and the sales dude told me about the Cervelo and said it was a better bike. As far as looks are concerned, I could care less.

Should I cave and buy a road bike so I can ride with any of the bike groups in my city?

Or can I pimp out my fixed gear to make it easier to keep up?