I use a Specialized tri-spoke (equivalent to HED) on the front for 80+% of my road riding. I'm a bigger rider at 195 lbs and I have a knack for breaking spokes on regularly spoked (32 hole) front wheels. The tri-spoke has proven thus far to be bomb-proof, and I use it for nearly all of my road races, criteriums and general group riding. Needless to say, they are sweet, fast wheels for time trials and.. they sound way cool going down the road.

My only real beef with them is that I run Campy Record, and I couldn't find a Specialized or HED that was compatible on the rear. So I ended up paying $600 for a funky looking german made tri-spoke (curved spokes), tubular only.

HED/Specialized tri-spokes are awesome!