As promised, here is an up-to-date shot of the Strada. Currently using my Topeak crate for the mostly <2 mile food runs the bike is now relegated to. Also those Marathon tires are like riding on a pair of boulders compared to the Vittorias of before. Very hard & harsh feel, but worth it I think to not deal with the punctures that the softer Vittorias suffered from.
>>1150535Actually, the wheels were the first thing I started to have issues with immediately. Out of the box, they were both out of round & out of true, but not unrideably so. Gave it over to the LBS since wheel voodoo is beyond my meager drooling wojak bike mechanic skills. The wheels have been good ever since.
>>1150592I remember people pointing that out last time I posted here. I did kind of trim the bottom front pair because of footstrike. Still keeping them long for now just in case I want to upsize from 700x32c, but I'm pretty sure I'll cut them down soon since I can always just get replacement stays if I do decide to go larger tires.