When I had my Lefty I was about your weight. I never had a problem with my front wheel. I did taco the rear, but that's a pretty common occurance for me.
Oh yeah, $300 for a wheel"set" is high, but not outrageous. For a SINGLE wheel is insane!!!!!
RhinoLite rims are about $60 to $70 MSRP, spokes about $20, another $20 for nipples, then you reuse the hub, and add $50 labor to put it all together.
So, $300 is o.k. as long as you're talking BOTH wheels.
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