Originally Posted by
mynameuk
i see that you ride a fcr3500. i saw one in the giant shop for just under 3000 yuan last week. looks really nice, especially like that fork but i took one look at the skinny wheels and just couldn't see it surviving the potholes and other crap that i meet on my commute.
how do you find it? is it tougher than it looks??
Stock wheels were crap, especially the rear, but other than that it's been holding up pretty well even on the pretty bumpy roads here in Shanghai. I've since upgraded to Shimano RS510 wheels, which have held up much better than the stock wheels even though they are 16/20 spoke counts with 28mm tires.