Originally Posted by
LarrySellerz
what are you afraid of, your wheel tacoing? A wheel wont just suddenly fail
If the tension is low enough, wheels can definitely suddenly fail. Especially if one or more spokes are already broken, but even without broken spokes. Saw it happen. Riding behind a guy who was on a cheapish Raleigh---when he went into a tight turn, his rear wheel was fine one moment and then instantly turned into a potato chip. His weight probably contributed, though---he must have weighed nearly 200 pounds.