Originally Posted by roger89
hey grassc, my 1 month old Alex 260 seems still good to me. The bearings, aren't smooth like butter but it's still good. I like the low spoke count somehow...
Why do you like the low spoke count? You are giving up a few grams but gaining nothing. In fact, you lose stiffness and these wheels aren't lighter than many 32 spoke wheels. The ALX220 wheels my bike had were 20 spoke front and 24 spoke rear and they are at least 200-300 grams heavier than the 28/32 spoke Mike Garcia wheels I'm riding on now.