I got my old Seven Axiom back out on the road.
Yesterday, DH and I took it out for a ride through Howard County (our "French Countryside" loop). For today's shop ride, we swapped out the wheels with my ID8's wheelset -- replacing the old Shimano Ultegra wheels for the Mavic Ksyrium SL3's. Holy smokes, what a difference! The bike felt so much stiffer, so more planted to the road. I loved it. I don't want to go back to my Ultegras. Crud. Now, I'll be scouring the net and the shops for a good deal on SL3's. Or...maybe I'll go with some less pricey Aksiums, since now that I flipped the stem and rotated the handlebars up to more closely mimic the fit of the ID8, I my ride this bike a bit more as my "winter" bike.
Oy. And I thought I was DONE with Jones-ing for any bike bling.