Originally Posted by Allegheny Jet

My 09' Trek XO1 cross bike came with the Bontrager wheel set with 18/24 spokes. Other than breaking one spoke, due to picking up some barbed wire while riding in the woods, the wheels have run true. I weigh 190 lbs and use the bike for cross practice and racing, as well as use the bike for as a foul weather bike in place of my road bike. Based on the abuse the bike takes in cross races and training I would say the wheels are bomb proof. In a race last weekend we had to ride off a 1' high ledge onto a hard surface on each of the 6 laps. In cross races the course can also be stony, muddy and bumpy and you just race over the surface as fast as possible and don't have time to take a clean line.

With a 5 year warranty I wouldn't bat an eye about using those wheels.