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Old 02-07-16 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Squeezebox
Seriously! not being pissy. What wheels would you suggest, I'm thinking about a 12-28 cassette, and 32 mm tires for paved road use. In 40 years I've broken a spoke 4 times. I don't plan on carrying more than 30 lbs on the bicycle, maybe 20.
I'm going over to the MTB folks and ask about 28* wheels.
The question is why wouldn't you want a stronger set of wheels? Everything else being equal, 32 is going to be stronger than 28 spokes. Your past experience is pretty meaningless since you weren't riding 28 spoke wheels.
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