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Old 05-13-12, 06:56 AM
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Myosmith
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I'm 220 lbs and was much heavier than that. Both my road bike and my touring have 700c 32-spoke wheels and I've had no problem keeping them true. Both have straight gauge SS spokes on double walled mid-grade rims, one with eyelets, one without, and both wheelsets are more than 15 years old. Took both sets, on the bikes, to the LBS when I bought them and had them tensioned and trued. Now just touch up slightly as needed with spoke wrench. My first bike was an old MTB with 36-spoke entry level wheels and I rode the heck out of it and only trued the wheels once or twice.
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