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@Arawn
The first wheelset I bought (Gipiemme Pista) turned out to be the worst wheelset I could imagine. They were ruined after about 600 miles and I was really really carefull with them. I did a short sprint during a race and the rear hub got totalled. The outside broke and the axle looks like a banana. The bearrings in the front hub aren't round anymore and the cones are damaged as well.
I like the look of straightbars but they are so uncomfortable (I got one my pub bike but I'm going to replace it with a proper track drop for comfort).
I don't like steel frames eventhough I have two steel fixed gears.
I don't like to ride. I like it the first few minutes, but I hate the rest of the ride. I'm happy when I get home after a few hours and can upload my 100K fixed rides to Strava.
I ride with earplugs because of the noise of the wind. It's so loud.