Like Teague, I (just) put some money into my bike this summer. Rumor has it that wheels have a huge impact on the way the bike rides, and after wearing down my rims with the Seattle grit the past couple winters, I was curious what a new set would feel like. Also, I’d recently ridden a couple of friends’ bikes that were newer than mine, and even though they entry-level bikes like mine, and mine is fairly in tune, they felt dramatically nicer to me. After conferring with some mechanics, I decided another worthwhile upgrade was to replace the old cables and housings. So now my bike has the following new parts:

• Two new chain-rings (lower and middle gear)
• Two wheels: mavic open-pro rims w/ shimano 105 hubs
• New chain, new cassette
• New cables, housings
• New bottom bracket

I actually just got it back, but haven’t ridden it yet. ooh the anticipation!

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