Third Time's a Charm: Litespeed T3

[glepore]

I have no issue with braking with my Lightweights - I'm trying to settle on a pad that I could use reliably and interchangeably with CCU's and Lightweights. I don't care about warranty, none of these wheels are in warranty, I bottom feed.

[Nefarious86]

The cheap blue pads from Wiggle work perfectly with the reynolds brake track. Wear fast but for the $ who cares, they're silent and stop predictably.

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[RyanH]

Ah, love new wheels day:

[KarlC]

Cool set of stairs

[RyanH]

Quick outdoor snap. This depth looks good with the frame.

[RyanH]

Got some other goods today:

PYC Chain was a pleasant surprise to be much lighter than expected. Saved 24g over Red 22 for the same length:



AER Upper saved 23g:

[Nefarious86]

Which PYC chain is that?

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[1415chris]

Isn't it PYC SP1101 Super Light 11s?

[glepore]

Keep us posted on the chain.

[mriddle]

Just read this entire thread...I have a couple questions.

1. How much $ have you spent on wheels?

2. What are you looking for with this wheel search?

My advice from a 53 year old cycling obsessed parent:

In regard to all things wheels, Campagnolo. Best combination of reliability, weight, technology and SAFETY. This includes rims, hubs and skewers.

Get a good financial planner, you will be my age before you know it. Working gets old/sucks and you will want to stop doing it. Riding keeps you young.

Be safe my friend.

[glepore]

From a 58 year old cycling parent, I'm not sure if that's the kindest or most condescending thing I've read today.

[FilmAt11]

That’s rational advice, but inappropriate for an obsessive audience

[RyanH]

My initial reaction is LOL, did you also factor in all of my bike builds in 2017? If not, you're in for a doozy.

But in all seriousness, I believe I have mentioned it in this thread but I keep track of my personal finances through mint.com where everything is tracked down to the cent. I highly recommend it to everyone. I have a personal shopping budget that I'd consider is pretty low in relation to my post tax income (we're talking low single digit percentage). So even in spite of my seemingly gratuitous spending, I closed out 2017 with an 8 month surplus in my personal shopping budget since I'm pretty diligent about what price I pay for things and I sell nearly everything that isn't bolted to the ground.

And if it helps ease your mind, at the age of 31, my wife and I just bought our first home in Hollywood Hills, again despite my seemingly gratuitous spending. I probably won't have any flashy builds any time soon since, as my friend put it, I have real LA bills now, not just bills, but LA bills. Which is kind of a bummer since I really had an itch for a Parlee Z-Zero in snow camo.

Anyway, moral of the story is probably that financial advice is probably best reserved when you actually know their financial situation, because let's face it, some people make a shit ton of money.

[spdntrxi]

Quick outdoor snap. This depth looks good with the frame.

hope they work out for you.. I like the way 2.2 looks on my Z-Zero too.. better then 4.5 despite the beefy tubing on the Z-Zero. Rode with the 4.5 today..I dont know why but the 2.2 always seem to brake a hell of a lot better then my 4.5. Going put the 2.2 back on.

[glepore]

Now I know what your Paceline handle is an acronym for