been trying to wrap my head around affordable 700c wheelsets with the lightest possible weight. recommendations? dp18's arent that light from what i heard, and there are just too many versions of the same brand wheel out there to really decipher whats what. so for lets say under 175 what sets would be in my best interest?

thanks
Justin

DP18s aren't the heaviest rims out there but definitely aren't light.

Under $175 may be tough because even if you find a wheelset with relatively light rims, they'll most likely be overbuilt using heavy straight-gauge spokes. If you want really light wheels, having a set of KinLins built using nice double-butted spokes is a great option.

I didn't know you did that. Makes me feel better about the hazing.

upvote for converge.

i never got hazed enough to be loved.

The only hazing I get is in the morning when Im trying to remember what happened the prior night.

Call me corny, but there's nothing wrong with Cake's "The Distance" or Eminem's "Lose Yourself" to get pumped up. Oh and don't forget about "Fred Bear" by the Nuge.

/definitely not scrod

You're not alone on that one buddy.

Scrod,

I'm tired of trying to find an avatar that I like. Will you please give me one for me to use for two weeks? Your choice on what it is, but keep it reasonable though.

This is gonna be good.

This is gonna be awesome. I want one too haha.

I wanted to do it in the "New Avatar" thread but I didn't want to find it.

/lazy

Srsly

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...-thread./page7

ha!

here you go:

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/gut...ncake_Face.jpg

Ok.

That's a keeper.

yup.

Dear Scrod,

I want to get a carbon fork for my visp which comes with a steel/alum fork. stock rake is 43mm, how would putting the leader I05tr with a 30mm rake on my frame affect how the bike rides? the visp supposedly has track geometry.

thanks!

Just for the record here is a carbon fork with your proper rake on Nashbar:

http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product...0052_515806_-1

It's about the same price as an I05tr too.

/notscrod

Oh I've seen a bunch of forks I like already I was just curious what changing the rake would do. thanks though :)

What's the head tube angle on your Visp?

No prob. I've always wondered that too!

According to the eBay ad, 74.5 degrees

:Hey Scrod do you get a kick out of the fools that show up on www.Myfixedgear.net every now and then?
Also can guess my Name over there? Here is a clue.... "Driveside fool" :thumb:

Scrod,

Do you have a suggestion for a cool hooded windbreaker that won't break the bank like the chrome and mission workshop stuff would?

hey Scrod,
Can we go shopping together! My mom can pick us up and take us to the mall!

ill gladly go shopping with your mother

she would like that
<3

Scrod,

Off the idea of "can i get this bike under 20 lbs," Do you think it would be possible to get my bike under 20 lbs? It sits at 21 1/2ish lbs right now. If I were to tackle that extra 700 grams, what's the best place to go? My parts are all listed on my pedalroom (link in sig). My first guess would be fork, then crankset, then seat post. I'd probably scrounge eBay for parts since I'm sure buying new would be unnecessarily expensive.