Originally Posted by alanbikehouston
As with most things relating to bikes, the "lighter" usually means more expensive and less durable. .
The algebraic inverse of this would mean cheap and heavy= durable. Think about the real value of a K Mart road bike that falls apart after a few weeks and weighs 40 pounds.
If I'm buying a washing machine I don't care how much it weighs. I just want clean clothes and for it to keep running.
For myself, and folks who are looking at spoke count as a matter of performance, we're not buying washing machines. We're buying Ferrari's and Porsches which some folks just don't understand, when all you need to get around is a pickup truck.