I received a comment.
"I always enjoy reading the Nomo Lab blog so much it's wearing holes in my screen."
That's kind of you to say, but monitor replacements are expensive,
so please enjoy it without actually wearing holes in anything.
Anyway, to the main point:
"This time I'm reaching out about wheel selection, or rather, I'm emailing to ask you to give me a push in the back to buy the Nomo Lab Wheel #1."
That's what they said.
I don't want to just copy-paste the original message, so to summarize:
They were thinking about buying a friend's lightly-used WH-6700
(only 100km on it, mint condition probably)
for around 25,000 yen,
but they really, really want the Nomo Lab Wheel #1
and are asking me to give them that final push.
Unfortunately, I have a very high opinion of the WH-6700.
For that price point (current MSRP ¥41,380 including tax) with tubeless compatibility,
I was actually a bit nervous when it debuted that maybe
the whole wheel world might go all-in on tubeless...
Aside from some exceptions, tubeless wheels can't be hand-laced anyway,
and the minimal spoke count—16H front, 20H rear—is pretty trendy, don't you think?
You can probably tell how much I appreciate this wheel from looking at the image above.
Come to think of it, on New Year's Eve night, when I struck a match to warm myself
because I couldn't go home unless the matches sold,
the fleeting vision I glimpsed might have been
a longed-for Shimano wheel...
Note: If it looks lightweight in the drawing,
that's just because my drawing skills are lacking. Don't mind it.
Speaking of which, Kani Kōsen (Crab Light Ray) said something like that the other day.
To add to that, the Nomo Lab Wheel #1
weighs 667g front and 858g rear.
What!? That's 29,000 yen!? (obviously exaggerating)
Also, the shipping cost to the prefecture where the person who commented is from is 2,100 yen.
Please do consider it. I'm not sure if I've given you that final push or not.
"I always enjoy reading the Nomo Lab blog so much it's wearing holes in my screen."
That's kind of you to say, but monitor replacements are expensive,
so please enjoy it without actually wearing holes in anything.
Anyway, to the main point:
"This time I'm reaching out about wheel selection, or rather, I'm emailing to ask you to give me a push in the back to buy the Nomo Lab Wheel #1."
That's what they said.
I don't want to just copy-paste the original message, so to summarize:
They were thinking about buying a friend's lightly-used WH-6700
(only 100km on it, mint condition probably)
for around 25,000 yen,
but they really, really want the Nomo Lab Wheel #1
and are asking me to give them that final push.
Unfortunately, I have a very high opinion of the WH-6700.
For that price point (current MSRP ¥41,380 including tax) with tubeless compatibility,
I was actually a bit nervous when it debuted that maybe
the whole wheel world might go all-in on tubeless...
Aside from some exceptions, tubeless wheels can't be hand-laced anyway,
and the minimal spoke count—16H front, 20H rear—is pretty trendy, don't you think?
You can probably tell how much I appreciate this wheel from looking at the image above.
Come to think of it, on New Year's Eve night, when I struck a match to warm myself
because I couldn't go home unless the matches sold,
the fleeting vision I glimpsed might have been
a longed-for Shimano wheel...
Note: If it looks lightweight in the drawing,
that's just because my drawing skills are lacking. Don't mind it.
Speaking of which, Kani Kōsen (Crab Light Ray) said something like that the other day.
To add to that, the Nomo Lab Wheel #1
weighs 667g front and 858g rear.
What!? That's 29,000 yen!? (obviously exaggerating)
Also, the shipping cost to the prefecture where the person who commented is from is 2,100 yen.
Please do consider it. I'm not sure if I've given you that final push or not.