How many spokes?
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How many spokes?
I weigh in right at 240 lbs. Of course, over the summer, I'll drop to about 220, but I'll still be a clydesdale (6'4"). I'm looking at new bikes and I've heard people talk about "the wheels seemed weak at 210lbs, so I went w/ 36 spokes". What's the real story? My current bike has 36 "standard" spokes (i.e. not the bladed kind, etc) and I don't have much trouble. Do the new bikes w/ fewer spokes have stronger ones? etc etc etc 
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