Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
If this is a question about spoke counts, I've put ~4,300 miles on a 20/24 spoke wheelset, and am grinding the brake surface down to the point where I'll have to do something about it by the end of the winter.
If you are grinding the brake surface you are using the wrong pads, most likely using stock shimano pads.. If you use shimano brakes try the yokozuna pads, will add to your braking power and will not tear up your wheels.
http://www.excelsports.com/main.asp?...ajor=1&minor=8