A couple of items to review:
Power2max power meter
- I am very impressed, this thing has been totally 100% reliable. From reading about power meters on the internet I was half expecting to have loads of calibration issues, consistency and accuracy problems, etc, but it's really been fit and forget. Since it has allowed me to train way better than I ever have in the past, it is well worth the relatively modest price and a 125g weight penalty.
Kinlin xr22t wheels
- After my two previous wheel builds, I was fully ready for this one to also be a flexy, out of true mess, but not so! Clearly the stiffer rim made it much easier to tension and true the wheels, and 28 spokes went from being barely enough to being plenty. I've hardly had to touch them in the last few weeks of hard riding, and they feel just as bombproof as the much heavier Open Pros I spent most of last year on. Despite the slight weight penalty (including in the tyres, since they're clinchers), thye feel just as responsive as the Ambrosio tubs, maybe it's the extra stiffness, or maybe a 60g difference in each rim isn't really that noticeable.
I think the bike is around 7.1kg in this set-up, so not the lightest it has ever been, but definitely the best performing. Last year's wheel ordeal has made me think less about weight and more about 'does it work well?'. The next thing to change will probably be the groupset as this 10 speed Sram Force/Red mixture is a bit ropey
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