Thank everyone for your replies! Well, I'm about 140 pounds, so I don't think I'll have too much of a problem with them. Plus, I'll get a ton of street cred when I say my spokes are made of titanium . I'll be using them on my Vitus build, when I receive my frame in a few days. Now about that hole in the tire. I bet it would be easier to fix it by using some of that Tufo sealant, because the hole seems to be pretty small. Has anyone used the Tufo sealant before?