Originally Posted by
kyakdiver
When I tour.... the only real concern I have is the quality of my rear wheel. It's 9/10 going to be the one thing that fails if something does. Plan accordingly.
True, true, true. I broke my first spoke on a training ride with about 40lbs of gear, about 2/3 of that on the back. I had a 32 spoke wheel at the time, and I figured that now was this time to finally go and upgrade to a well-built, durable, 36 spoke wheel. Nothing wrong with paying for peace of mind.