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Old 09-08-17, 08:00 AM
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I'd be concerned with the 20 spoke wheels although saying that I have been using a cheap pair of Mavic Aksiums with 20 spokes and seem to be ok for my 300+ lbs. I probably don't do enough miles to make them suffer!!
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