lol, well said! The last two wheels have broken the exact same way - snapping NDS trailing spokes at the head. I assume that this is a riding style thing, but for the life of me I can't figure out what habits are leading to it. My best guess is the amount of hills I end up doing??

As for the brakes, I just might go for discs all around. I suppose if I'm willing to go out of my way for a custom wheelbuild, I can track down the custom racks for discs, too