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edscoble
hah, yup hence the sensible..like a pair of aksiums, dead weight but probably quite dependable. Truth of the matter is in the past few years ive gone there i've had less issues with my cheap novatec hubs & chinese rims than others were having with their pretty expensive gear (reynolds aero something or other melting brake surface, shamals with broken spokes on a morning ride before the flight home is always fun, and that guy that took worn out hyperons etc). Its supposed to be training so i dont take the best bike. I wish i were as rich as some of my other club members that seemed to think nothing of riding their Zipps and Bora Ultras through muddy crap the last few days. Ive been notching up the same ride distances on a 15Kg steel bike with 105-1055/ma3/mudguards/lights/tool bag and hopefully it'll pay off when the time comes for racing.