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Old 12-08-09 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by LeeG
this is easy. It's any well built wheel for the intended trip. When I was skinny and light it was 36 straight 15g cad plated spokes on Super Champion rims and Campy hubs packed with LOTs of grease. Now it's some variation of box rims , Shimano hubs, butted 14g spokes. But honestly the stock wheels that came with the LHT are damn nice, straight 14g and Alex Adveneturer rims.

Do Phil hubs still have a little play in them?
Not that I've noticed.
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