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Old 02-06-10 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by joejack951
For the true weight weenie, built with AC road hubs front and rear, same rims, 20/24 front/rear spokes, and aluminum nipples: ~1260 grams for $470 (build them yourself). I'm thinking of building these for my wife.
Those XR-200s were quite noodley while building, so I'm happy to have more spokes on the build. Of course, someone lighter would be fine with fewer spokes, but you will have an exercise in patience bringing them to even tension.
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