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Old 05-27-09 | 11:31 PM
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From: Smog Valley

Bikes: SOMA Rush, Miyata 912, Kogswell Mod. G, want a porteur bike

One thing worth considering is how much weight you schlepp around and how many miles you log.
If you put in a lot of miles and or carry a lot of weight some rims will go out of true much faster
and some hubs will have issues sooner. I had a set of formula hubs I rode all winter, rain commuting,
grocery runs, roller rides inside to get exercise. One one the nuts cracked and one fell off the axle. I went out and used that as justification to get a pretty bomber wheelset that is now more than I need. But it will go farther for the money than the other wheelset did.
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