So what is the common rate for getting flats on a road bike? So far since I’ve had my bike, I’ve had to replace my rear tube 3 times in since October with maybe 300 miles ridden on it. It might be from having a pinch, being deflated, or just a bad tire? When I got the bike, they didn’t come with the stock Bontrager wheels that came with it, instead I got left with some *spectacular* base model Kenda tires and Xero Lite CXR6 wheelsets. I think that will be somewhere I will have to invest some money in order to ensure a durable ride. I know that flats are bound to happen and everyone fixes them from time to time. More often then not, even? That frequency is something I ponder.
Anyway, so I am wondering what is a good budget wheelset to consider without going overboard on budget. I am seriously amazed just how much of a money pit this sport can turn out to be. Considering that some of the wheels and the tires you invest in are just as much as those you can put on a car or a motorbike. How do you know what your budgets limits really are and when you do spend that much, what is the duration of the product? I love biking but wow, all you want is money, money, money! I guess it kinda works out like any other relationship. 
Cheap blow.
Well, the Christmas season is here and the weather is nice and chilly out. The new year is going to bring out the adventurer in a lot of people due to certain New Year resolutions, the big “2010″ year to make something happen and just a fresh start. It’s going to be exciting next year. A lot of new frontiers for myself and a couple projects I’m working on and possibly in my career as well. It’ll be interesting, that’s for sure. I need to get some winter riding clothes. Suggestions?
