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10-16-05 | 07:30 AM

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dirtbikedude

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From: "Over the Hill" and going down fast in the 805.

Bikes: Scott Gambler, Scott Ransom, Kona Bear, Bianchi 928 Carbon/Chorus, C'Dale Rize4

I know a lot of folks on here do not like my wheel set and some do. I am one that likes them. The bike came with Campagnolo Ventos and I now have 3100km on them over the past 5mo and the spokes still have proper tension and I have yet had to true the wheels. They support me just fine and if they ever do fail me I will upgrade.

When I bought the bike my first question was, "Will these wheels support my weight?" The owner of the shop called Campagnolo and asked them. They told him, "Are wheels are built for riders and will support his weight as long as he is not abusing them such as going off curbs, jumping speed bumps, etc." Also, the owner of the shop had sold 3 other 928's with the Ventos to 3 other Clydes that make even me look small at 280lbs and they have had no problems either. All three of them range between 305 and 335lbs.

With the technology that is around these days, if you get decent parts and have a quality builder build your wheels you should be fine even with a lower spoke count. On my old OCR I had the stock Campagnolo Proton and never had a problem with those either all though I did swap them out for some Rev-X's at about 1000km.

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