A year after building my beautiful, custom Waterford I'm....uh...building another. The Waterford, oddly shaped tho it may be, fits me perfectly, so I'm building a second one with S&S couplers for travel (optimism: the economy will improve). No more ill-fitting rentals for me.

Since the bike is for travel (think TSA and baggage handlers) and will only see 500-1000 miles per year, I pulled back some on the components--Veloce, not Chorus; no carbon. The wheels are the same as her big sister's--don't skimp on the wheels, y'all say.

But, my conundrum....the build quote is for Shimano 105 cranks. Should I spring to take the crank to Ultegra? My rule of thumb that I've learned over the years here is "don't skimp on the rolling parts". My logic says that includes the crank, bottom bracket and pedals, not just the wheels. Is my logic flawed and the 105 cranks are fine or should I spring the $100 and go with Ultegra? Opinions?