Originally Posted by
waynesulak
5-7,000 life due to cracking? I could see that if you wear through the brake track braking in the Pacific NW but if that means just due to loading of the wheel in riding of a 300 lb team then it appears that they are not designed for the load.
Light, Strong, Cheap.
Pick any two (if the engineer is having a bad day, you only get to pick one).