Im not having much luck this year after getting a new ride at the end of last season. I do several rides "hard" all out to improve my fitness and performance, but roads are poor quality here and I do my best to avoid what I can. I try to always preride check my wheels for a general trueness and spoke condition but Ill be honest I dont fully understand it and have to pay someone who does. This spring I been 250 pounds and only ride on paved surfaces and I had to have the wheels trued twice and broke a spoke a couple days ago. At this rate I wont be able to afford riding though the season or finishing my kit. Wheel in question is Alex S480 32 spoke double wall they look nice but might be crap