Shimano

I have moderate Raynauds, which makes winter riding difficult. I've tried all the tips for people like me, and finally ordered these boots two winters ago. They help for temps in the low 40sF, but below that, or even for long rides in low 40s, my toes still become painful and white (going through all the colors with rewarming...). At very low temps, I add battery powered heated socks. The battery packs are annoying, but so is not riding :-)

I will say that the boots are quite comfortable and have held up well.

I'll also add that Pearl Izumi's lobster gloves are the best that I've found for my Raynauds fingers. A little awkward with Di2, but they do work.

These wheels would rather look good and lose than look bad and win. Like Wesley Snipes in the movie White Men Can't Jump.

That being said, I really like these wheels. I had to swap out the DT Swiss recalled wheels and needed a set of wheels in the meantime. Well, these have become my new set of 'training wheels'. Since I'm not racing these I don't care how heavy or slow the rear wheel might engage after a bit of freewheeling.

I've paired them with some Cinturato velos in 32 mm setup tubeless and have put lots of miles on them without a hiccup. At 60 mm deep they are still fast from the aero advantage and seem to hold speed once you're going.

I could've gone cheaper with a set of non deep alloy wheels to get me by but I knew I wouldn't be excited to ride them when the recalled wheels came back and they'd just sit in the garage collecting dust. So I was okay with spending a good bit more (still a good deal from BTD) to get a set of wheels I'd look forward to riding. Glad I did.

Solid choice

Shimano Dura-Ace, directional chain, I keep a spare used one taped to the seat rails, always put on a new one when changing waxed chains, no pushing pins out to change chains.