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Old 04-15-14, 07:21 PM
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For what it's worth, my current training wheels are a set of 32H DT Swiss 585s laced to Shimano Ultegra hubs with DT DB 2.0/1.8 spokes and tensioned to 135kgf on the drive side rear. They've been absolutely flawless under my 116kgs for over 14,000km. Two tension checks in just under a year and a half and at both of those, no truing was necessary and only the most minor of tension equalizations to be performed. I do a reasonable amount of urban group riding and subsequently hit plenty of stuff at moderate to high'ish speeds.

When I moved here in 2008 I was on a pair of Open Pros that quickly suffered from the local abuse compared to the more moderate and smooth riding I had been doing for the previous 6 years. Over the next 2-3 years I went through a number of other rears before settling on the 585s. They're not light (2000grams), but, they are as close to bomb proof as a road racing wheel can get.
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