Phase II Complete

This last Sunday I took my old beat wheels into Recycled Cycles over in the U-district. It's a bike shop that sells new, but also used old bikes and they buy used components too! I thought I'd take my wheels down to see what they might offer for them. I wasn't expecting much....and I was right...haha. I handed the wheels to them and they handed me a couple of inner tubes. Not much right, but hey free is free.

So I had my tubes in hand and the last piece of phase II was on the way...in the mail I mean. I ordered the Vittoria Open Corsa Evo CX tires. I got them off ebay for about 65% of retail and they are sweet! The Cervélo test team races on them and they feel super grippy.

Now I have a rolling chasis!! Doesn't do much good without the cranks and brakes and chain and derailleurs and shifters and....yes I still have a ways to go : ) Making progress though and all thanks to my generous wife and family who gave b-day gifts for the bike fund. We enjoyed a great italiano feast (my favorite) and an excellent cake tonight! I love you all and thank you all so much!!

P.S. I revised "The List" (see below)...take a look

Phase II Underway

So I switched up the phasing a little bit. I randomly found the exact wheelset I was looking for, the Reynolds Assault Clincher, on Craigslist for a steal. Not only are they new out of the box, but they were purchased from a woman in Greenlake. She decided to get some other rediculously expensive wheels and give up my dream wheels for a sale! Look online and you'll probably have a hard time finding a bad review of these wheels. They are 46mm deep so they will do very well in the flats where aerodynamics are important, but they are still just over 1500g in weight. The low weight and deep cross section will translate into good acceleration and stiffness for climbs as well. I cannot wait to get these out on the road!