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Old 12-24-12 | 09:32 AM
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FBinNY
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Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

Originally Posted by cny-bikeman
There are several issues here to address. The first is that if your wheels "keep getting buckled" another new set of wheels is not going to solve the problem.
+1 One wheel buckling or otherwise failing might be a fluke, either a poor wheel or just bad luck. Multiple wheels failing is a pattern. Bad roads may be a factor, but bad roads alone can't account for your problem. Wheels are tough and durable and can just about any bad roads you'd find.

So whether you buy or build, your bad luck will continue until you figure out what else is wrong and correct that.
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