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Old 05-31-11 | 11:42 AM
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semax10
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Hand Built vs Machine built Wheel...

I was in my LBS yesterday getting my 3 spoke replaced on a less than a yr old trek fx 7.1. It's getting kinda annoying since the bike it fairly new, I'm not a heavy guy ( less than 200lbs) and I don't carry anything more then a gym bag. Anyway, I was speaking to the salesman and mechanic and they said I need a stronger wheel. The salesman said that I either get a prebuilt/machine built wheel for about $100 where I will probably run into the same problem just maybe a little less often or I could get a handmade wheel for about $200 where I will never run into this issue....Is this true or can I just get a machine built wheel for a decent price that will support me?
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