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Thanks all for responding. I just emailed Trek to find out what the spokes are made of. Interesting, they don't have an 800# for me to speak with customer service. I filled out their form and will take 2-3 days for an answer. That sucks! (btw, I was almost your neighbor in 2005 - I wanted to move to Raleigh. I really like your area. The real estate market tanked and I wasn't able to sell at a good selling price).