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Old 05-20-12 | 08:00 PM
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From: Mid Willamette Valley, Orygun

Bikes: 87 RockHopper,2008 Specialized Globe. Both upgraded to 9 speeds. 2019 Giant Explore E+3

I would definitely get the spokes tensioned. That can help avoid spoke breakage problems. At least the REAR wheel if $ are tight.
I've gotten into "wheels" recently, buying a Park truing stand and Tension Meter. I was amazed how uneven "new" wheels can be.
I turned a low cost set of wheels that had +/- 25% tension into wheels that are +/-5%.

I'm certainly not an expert, but at your weight, I'd give up a "bit" of true for more even tension.

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