Originally Posted by
Hill-Pumper
Welcome to our little part of the net!!!! Looks like a great bike, and the wheels look like a 32 spoke, so not as bad as some of those 20/24 combos that are on many road bikes. Enjoy
Sorry for the hijack, but txvintage's new avatar is just killing me
Sorry buddy, I hope you get better soon !!!!!
I know that Trek has migrated away from the lower spoke count wheels on a lot of bikes. It wouldn't surprise me if other Marques did the same. It has to reduce some of the waranty claims. The average rider will probably get many more miles out a set of a of 32's regardless of weight, and if you race the stock wheels are a gonner the minute a new bike hits the Hacienda anyway.
As for the current avatar, I wandered across it and couldn't resist. Sadly, it's quite appropriate at the moment, but fun can be found in most any situation if you try hard enough, lol.