>>1329024/pybt/ STREET PUNK UPGRADE EDITION
So just spent a good day or two at my friends worship fixing the battle damage. Surveyed the frame. I budgeted about $150 for a new stem and rim and spokes and a simple wheel build. Turns out he ordered the wrong rim by accident. Turns out the master wheelsmith built a really nice pair of novatec / flat bladed / lightweight aluminium rims for his girlfriends bike. I got them at wholesale parts cost (literally a third of retail) and are a massive speed upgrade. About 150gm less than previous rims and much more stiff laterally.
Cockpit: I have had a weird setup for a while because i bought the bike with an aesthetic 100mm carbon stem that was just too long. Finally manged to correct my geometry by pulling a 80mm orbea stem out of the parts bin. Ditched the aero and Now my bike is no longer retarded. Turns out my headset was toast too so needed new headset (parts bin) and got really some nice slightly used bartape off a Cannonndale TT bike. New Chain. New Cleats and im back on the road faster than ever ( loving the fuck out of these wheels)
....... happily ever after
