Help me figure out what kind of bitch I am being. This is a slow enough board and most of you will undoubtedly recognize what I'm telling you. Apologies if it's become pedantic.
>There exists a high end local bike shop that's been around forever and I've always wanted a bike from.https://internationalprobikeshop.com/>Save up my pennies one year after I start making decent money and finally buy a bike from them.>Ciocc steel retro frame, Campy Veloce group, Xero wheels for $1,500.>Veloce is supposed to be equivalent to 105 and the frame is 1 size too big (60cm instead of 58cm), he wants to clear the frame out and $1,500 seems like he's making me a good deal?>Start riding and every time I put power to the rear wheel it pulls out of the horizontal drop out>turns out, Xero's generic quick release isn't strong enough for horizontal drop outs>Pay the bike store another $100 for DT Swiss skewers (He says that's his cost.)>Chain keeps dropping off when shifting to the small ring up front, even after multiple adjustments>He has me buy an aluminum bit to stop it from happening, charges me retail, $17 and says pros use them so it's cool.>After a few months of riding wheels go out of true>true them myself which lasts rest of season>wheels go out of true again. So I have them professionally trued at another reputable shop>The guy at that shop tells me spoke count is too low for me and wheels look bad, they'll only last another year>ride 1 more year and wheels break a spoke and are trash>pay $300 to order another set, this time Campagnolo Calimahttps://365cycles.com/index.php/catalogsearch/result/?q=calima>Go to put them on and frame and while wiping bike down see frame is cracked.Cont....
