atomship47

i've got about 600 miles on my new bike and the front wheel appears to be ever-so-slightly out of true. during those 600 miles, my weight has ranged from 215 - 225. most of those miles were on 28mm tires. a couple of weeks ago, i switched to 23's. ironically, i switched because i was concerned about the lack of clearance. i was afraid of the rear tire rubbing the chainstay if it went out of true.

i try hard to "baby" my bike. when i can anticipate large bumps, pot holes, etc., i will take as much load off of each wheel as possible when they go over the obstacle. i'd say there are only a handful of times that i've unexpectedly hit a bump or small pot hole with all my weight on the wheelsets.

there's the background info. here are my questions;

- on typical road/path riding, how many miles can a clyde reasonably expect wheelsets to stay true?
- have any of you had experience with the 105 wheelsets? would you recommend them?
- i really like working on my bike myself. i'm gradually learning to do more and more beyond basic maintenance. what about truing wheels myself? being a clyde, is this something i should just leave to the experts?

halfspeed

-Given an appropriate component selection and a competent build, a wheel can stay true indefinitely.
-No experience with them so I can't make a recommendation either way.
-There's no reason you can't become an expert if you have sufficient patience.

Nessism

Most of the factory Shimano wheels use a minimal spoke count - 16/20 in the case of your wheels. My opinion it that this is not enough spokes for someone your weight. I'd say you should learn to true the wheels yourself which will allow you to take the next step of building your own at a later time. Some wheels with 28-36 spokes would be more appropriate for someone your weight - again, my opinion.