GOT THE WHEELS!!

Wow...my first entry into the wonderful world of blogging!!Well,
with a day off from work, I knew the box from Indianapolis would show
up when I was not there. After working what seemed like a zillion
hours with no sleep, I was happy to be back in Atlanta after covering a
story in Miami. I was driving home from the airport and called my
office. My man Sam told me that there was a big box there for
me....awwww yeah!!! I got some sleep and picked up the box the
next day...inside, a brand spanking new pair of Flash-Point
60's!! These wheels are awesome looking--nice shiny resin
on the carbon, shiny aluminum rims...real nice. I think my
faithful Zipp 340's are jealous. I quickly got a pair of tubes
and tires so I can get these puppies on the road. I got the tube
and tire on the rear with no problem (had an SRAM 9 speed cassette
installed), but the front gave me a little trouble. I used
tubes with an extended valve, and it seems that the front rim has
a piece of the carbon that may have come loose, and was blocking the
hole for the valve. Of course, when I tried to put the valve
through, it broke! I ended up getting a tube with a normal valve
(duh!) and used the extenders that came with the wheels.
So, I ended up using a long valve on the rear with the valve extension and  I'm using a regular valve on the front.  Even with the extender it's a little short, but hey....it works. Voila...success!!  I'll hopefully be getting these guys on the road this
weekend!!