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I bought a pair of wheels off of a teammate. They are Campy Record 10s hubs, dt spokes, brass fasteners, 32H F&R, on Mavic Open Pros. I used a bit of my Holiday Bonus to buy them, a steal at $250. They are for my Dragonfly. I put 90 miles into them on the first ride, a rolling jaunt around rural Northern Virginia on Christmas Eve, with six other teammates. I am really thrilled with the wheels, they feel very solid, quite responsive/stiff, but by no means harsh. They stayed true despite some rugged roads. Although he had those wheels built awhile ago, he ended up switching to Shimano and so they are like new, barely ridden, and the look/feel new. So, Merry Christmas to me from me (and my job)!

This means I put my other Campy 10s wheels onto my Time Trial bike, a KHS. So that bike is complete now, I'll probably ride it to work tomorrow. Nothing like having a bike that you can just take out the door, without fussing about changing things up. Also, this way I have redundancy in case a wheel goes down for any reason.

I know most of you guys are big into trick wheels for your Calfees, but you know me, I save the bomb for race day. When I'm out training I just want stuff to hold together and be responsive, and not too heavy. Lightweight aero stuff is nice to ride, but go and break a spoke 30 miles from home and then you have a big problem.

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