The wheels are carbon wrapped aluminium, apparently the metal is only 0.1mm thick under the carbon in places, but the carbon strengthens the rim in the key areas around the spoke holes
The SRAM Red group set is the lightest on the market and apparently Lance Armstrong will be using it next year seeing as he has invested several million of his own dollars in the company.
One of the coolest parts is tha cassette (amazingly) seeing as it is machined from a block of stainless steel. Despite this being heavy material compared with the titanium that other manufacturers use, the minimal amount of it required means that the cassette is still very light.
I presume that the bike that you have eventually been forced to have in place of this one is even better than Lance Armstrong's.
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Fantastic news about DK.
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Now I can offer some practical advice. Stainless steel picks up or galls quite easily, and so propper lubrication will be essential to avoiding unwanted friction and premature wear!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
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I lubricate regularly to avoid premature wear, especially my stainless steel protheses!
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