Originally Posted by downesdesign

I'm 6'5" and riding a 62cm 2005 Specialized Langster (w/410mm Thompson seatpost, etc) for pleasure and the most exercise bang for my time. The bike did not come with particularly good components, and the wheels in particular have taken a beating under my 230 or so pounds of man flab.

Ideally, I would like to find a high-quality, high-strength set of wheels/hubs for this bike, but need to stop at $500-600 all-in.

Anyone out there have ideas?