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Old 10-03-10, 09:36 PM
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[QUOTE=Lone_rider;11564493]Hi everyone. I bought myself a new road bike QUOTE]

Did you mean truly new or is this bike "new to you"? If this bike is brand new, take it back to the LBS and get the wheels replaced under warranty. Then whatever they give you back, make sure they do some extra to check the tension on them before you walk out the door withthem. I was 255 when I got my bike in february, I'm down at 235 now (6'3" and muscular so i'm not going a whole lot lower than that) and routinely ride with a my 8lb kryptonite chain and 20 lbs of equipment in my backpack so I'm still putting 260+ lbs on my bike with zero issues with my spokes and these are just regular stock wheels on a low end Giant Rapid 3 but I know my lbs did the extra work with the wheels first.
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