After selling one of the MTB wheelsets that I had laying around, I purchased a few upgrades:
Rolf Elan Aero Campy wheelset (titanium hub) w/ titanium skewers
Zeus Category 3 carbon fiber handlebars
Orbea lightweight aluminum stem
Felt carbon fiber seatpost
Selle Italia SL seat w/ Orbea logo
Crankbrothers eggbeater pedals - replaced the quattro pedals that were a bit too loose for my taste.
With all these upgrades, the bike weighed in the high 16 lb range. The wheelset is unbelievably lightweight and made quite a difference from the Campy Vento's. You accelerate much faster and the sideways wind does not affect you as much due to the small number of spokes on the Rolf wheelset.
The bike still came in way under the price of a new entry level road bike with all these upgrades. Currently, the 9x3 setup will work much better than a standard 10x2 for going uphills, which I desperately need. I might upgrade the drivetrain at a later date to make it even lighter, but for now this setup seems to work fine.
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