Originally Posted by
Squeezebox
Have you had any issues with the low spoke count? I'm working on pulling the money together for mine.
No, I haven't . I have ridden some trails around here with it AND I am not a small guy...215 pounds. Rear wheel is still as true as the day I bought it. To be fair, I haven't had it fully loaded yet, I will in May. I see a lot of stupidity on this board and saying you can't tour on a 28 spoke wheels is case and point. I am not saying I wouldn't like to have more spokes if it would have come with it, but I don't feel insecure about riding it. IF I do have problems, I will be honest and post it on here. I will post either way after my tour. If a 215 pound guy with loaded panniers and trunk bag can do a tour without the rim failing miserably(as some seem to think) then I would be glad to provide some REAL LIFE DATA, not just theory.
For gods sake, I have seen people that biked great distances loaded on $99 XXXX<insert WalMart, whatever> brand bikes....