Today I celebrate the triumphant return of Want It Wednesday! Excuse me, the triumphant return of the NEW
and IMPROVED Want It Wednesday – where you can want something every darn
Wednesday if you want to want! Joint he
linky party fun over at Jez’s site by clicking here!
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So I am actually writing this WIW post on Tuesday evening as a diversion
from turning on the television. I will
be honest and let you know that I am finding it difficult to focus on my
cycling wants when I have so many politically-related wants waiting to be
resolved. But WIW will come to my rescue
and save me from obsessively checking exit polls…
Since I cannot concentrate on my own wants, I’ve decided to dedicate
this WIW post to one of the Spouse’s wants.
While you can rely on me to want some awesome bike stuff, the Spouse
really sets the bar high in boutique cycling gear. And lately he has his eye on a set of FMB Cotton SSC Tubular Tires.
These tires are for the true connoisseur. Francois Marie Boyaux (Boyaux = tubular)
makes hand built tires. Now, if you are
a doofus like me who rides around on a pair of Michelin Mud clinchers, read no
further. However, if you can appreciate
a natural cotton casing on a hand-crafted tire that combines both subtleness
and low rolling resistance, then get ready to plunk down $115 for each of these
beauties.
Why should you do this?
Well, here is the thing about cyclocross. Crossers all profess to be the “working
class” members of the cycling family – they appreciate a steel frame, attempt
their own barbering (with often…interesting results), stop mid-race for a
Jamison hand-up, run steep hills for tips, and ironically drink cans of PBR whilst
standing around a bonfire after their race.
But look closer and you will see that steel frame is a custom Indy Fab,
those wheels are hand-built Enves with Kris King hubs, and yes, that is a
battery pack you see strapped to the down tube that is powering the Di2
gruppo. Proletariats they are not.
So why not give in to your high-end bike lusts? And if you really want to separate yourself
(and really, who just wants to be a member of the 1% when you can be a member
of the .01%?), you’ll get yourself a pair of tires from the guy who built Tom
Boonen’s winning Roubaix tires!
Hear, hear!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry I'm late onto this! A week late to be exact. I'm a bit behind with my blogging and have loads to write just got job issues so have been busy. I'll put your post on my blog asap and do the links.
ReplyDeleteLiking the tires. There was me changing color at the thought of having to fork out half that price but I like the color of those side walls would go nicely with my frame.